Man dead, another injured after sinkhole opens under swimming pool and sucks them in (video)
A man has died and another suffered wounds after an enormous sinkhole opened up under a pool in Israel, sucking them in.
The sad experience unfurled during a party at a home in the town of Karmei Yosef, right external Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday, July 21, the Times of Israel revealed.
Horrifying video has emerged of the moment the monstrous sinkhole opened up and sucked the deceased in.
Footage shot by a partygoer showed the vast opening out of nowhere showing up in the center of the in-ground pool - and the water rapidly retreating as shouts rang out.
The water and various inflatable toys evaporated into the hole inside the space of seconds as a few group scrambled to somewhere safe and secure, the video showed.
"The water level suddenly started receding and a hole opened up, creating a vortex that swept two people inside," a witness told Times of Israel.
The body of 32-year-old Klil Kimhi was discovered hours later at the bottom of a 43-foot deep hole, officials told the outlet.
The other man, who wasn’t named, managed to climb out of the sinkhole and suffered minor injuries to his lower body, authorities said.
One man was caught on camera slipping and falling dangerously close to the hole as it opened up, but it wasn’t immediately clear if that was the injured partygoer described by authorities.
About 50 people were at the party, but only six people were in the pool when the disaster struck, according to authorities.
Authorities investigating the deadly ordeal are now looking into whether the owner of the property had obtained a permit before building the pool.
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