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Sinkhole Swallows, Traps Woman Walking Dog

Neighbors Notice Dog Dragging Leash, Call 911

POSTED: Sunday, January 18,
UPDATED: 5:23 pm EST January 20, 2004

A 57-year-old Apopka woman spent more than two hours in a 10-foot-deep sinkhole Sunday after the ground gave way under her feet as she was walking her dog, according to Local 6 News.

Linda Sharp squeezed the hands of family members and told them she was all right after Orange County fire-rescue workers used a crane and harness to pull her from the hole.

Sharp injured her back when she fell and was taken to a local hospital.

Officials said Sharp was walking her cocker spaniel Sunday afternoon when the earth suddenly gave way and she fell into a narrow hole. Neighbors noticed her missing, saw the dog dragging its leash and called 911, according to the report.

Rescue workers set up a crane over the hole and lowered a rope. But because Sharp injured her back, they had to shore up the sides of the hole with plywood before fitting her with a harness to pull her out just before 8 p.m.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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