Sinkhole opens at Seffner site where man was swallowed to his death

According to ABC Action News, the hole measures 17-feet wide and 20-feet deep.

The hole opened up again in the community of Seffner, and is about 20 feet in diameter, according to Ronnie Rivera of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

[Photos: Sinkhole swallowed man in Florida home].

In March 2013, 37-year-old Jeffrey Bush was in his bedroom when the earth opened and swallowed him and everything else in his room. Officials said it was up to 60 feet deep.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputy Douglas Duvall burst into the house, saw his brother Jeremy Bush struggling and pulled him out.

The body of Jeffrey Bush, 36, was never recovered and the house was razed.

There were six people at the home when it collapsed, including Jeremy Bush’s wife and his 2-year-old daughter.

The home – and two other neighboring homes – were demolished after the accident and the 30-foot hole was filled in after Jeff’s death.

“It’s not uncommon for this type of settlement to occur when voids like this happen”, said Michelle Van Dyke, a county spokeswoman.

“‘I’m pretty certain Muppet knew something was going on, ‘ she said”.

Florida is highly prone to sinkholes because there are caverns below ground of limestone, a porous rock that is slowly dissolved by natural acids found in rain.