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04-24-2006, 07:59 AM
MAN DIES IN HOLE IN HIS HOUSE
ALTA (AP) — It was like a scene from a horror film: A 27-year-old man plummeted into a gaping hole that suddenly opened beneath a house in rural Placer County, trapping him beneath foundation rubble and killing him.
Authorities say the two-story home, built in the 1980s, may have been sitting atop a decades-old underground mine. Recent rains could have softened the ground under the home, in an isolated area near Lake Alta.
"It's unbelievable," Placer County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Dena Erwin said. "From the front of the house, it's absolutely normal. Then, in the middle of the house, is this enormous hole."
The victim was awake and on the ground floor about 9:30 p.m. Friday when the concrete foundation near the kitchen gave way, sending him plunging 10 feet into the ground, Erwin said.
The man's wife also was in the house at the time and called 911. She was uninjured, Erwin said.
Rescuers had trouble reaching him because the ground began to shift, creating an unsafe situation for work crews. They still were trying to remove the body on Sunday afternoon, and Erwin said the home has been condemned.
Authorities declined to release the victim's identity until his body is recovered.