Ground Swallows Girl As She Plays Baseball
03/28/09 - Unbelievable
“A 9-year-old girl playing baseball on city land Wednesday was suddenly swallowed by a sinkhole and was rescued by the children playing with her. The child’s grandmother said it’s a miracle her granddaughter is alive after she fell through the top of an old septic or cesspool system in a vacant lot owned by the city of Portland. No one knew it was there and the city filled the hole Thursday afternoon. City workers said the hole was anywhere from 16 to 20 feet deep.” w/ photo + video
