In 2013, a Florida man, Jeff Bush, was sleeping in his bedroom when a large sinkhole opened up directly underneath his bed, swallowing him and his entire bedroom
In 2013, a Florida man, Jeff Bush, was sleeping in his bedroom when a large sinkhole opened up directly underneath his bed, swallowing him and his entire bedroom. His brother heard him scream, but was unable to see or reach him in time. Bush’s body was never recovered.
The sinkhole that swallowed Jeff Bush was not a random occurrence, but a geological phenomenon common in Florida due to its porous limestone base. This porous carbonate rock stores and helps move groundwater. When the dirt, clay, or sand on top becomes too heavy for the limestone roof, it can collapse and form a sinkhole. These sinkholes can be triggered naturally or by outside events such as heavy rainfall or pumping groundwater used for crop irrigation.
In the case of the Seffner sinkhole, it was about 20 feet wide and possibly 30 feet deep2. The sinkhole started in the bedroom and expanded outward, taking the house with it as it opened up2. The sinkhole was so dangerous that crews could not recover Bush’s body and had to demolish the house.
Interestingly, the sinkhole that claimed Jeff Bush’s life reopened twice after the incident, once in 2015 and again in 20231. Each time it reopened, it was filled in with a water-gravel mixture1. Despite these measures, the sinkhole remains a stark reminder of the unpredictable and sometimes deadly nature of Florida’s geology.
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