RIP
They have now given up on the search for the body of the man, as they said it was too dangerous
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Officials have discontinued the rescue effort of Jeff Bush, the man who was swallowed by a large sinkhole that opened beneath a Seffner home late Thursday night.
“It’s not possible to recover the body,” said County Administrator Mike Merrill during a press conference Saturday evening.
Demolition of the house is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning which is important for securing the site, officials said.
Experts are saying the work needs to be done from the perimeter. Some heavy equipment has already made it's way to the sinkhole site.
Bush, 36, who was pulled down into the hole when it developed without warning, is presumed dead. Authorities were limited in their search and recovery efforts because of the threat that the house could collapse into the hole at any time.
The sinkhole currently extends down 50-60 feet and at least one third of the house and interior floor slab has gone into the hole. Officials said the walls are “hanging," and the hole has extended a bit into the backyard.
Engineer Ross McGillivray said the sinkhole will begin to slope and become about the size of the house. McGillivray has been working in Fla. since the 70s and said he's never heard of a sinkhole causing a fatality.
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