Post by Sharon Faulkner on Aug 25, 2007 9:50:05 GMT -5
City Investigates Sinkhole Where Man Was Rescued
Reported by: Yvette Mitchell
Aug 23, 2007
Springfield residents who use a popular walking trail are told today that the area is safe, despite a nearby sinkhole. That 25 foot sinkhole was discovered after a man fell it sometime Tuesday.
The man, 45, was rescued Wednesday night after a walker heard his cries.
The sinkhole is about 15 feet from the Galloway Trail on property belonging to the Springfield-Greene County Parks Department.
Officials and geologists got their first good look at the hole this morning. They put up barriers and a chain link fence around the hole to keep people away until they determine a permanent solution.
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And a follow up story on the sinkhole:
Hole secured after man falls in
Greenway users urged to stay on trail in sinkhole area.
August 24, 2007
Mike Penprase
A chain-link fence is going up around a deep sinkhole near the Galloway Creek Greenway trail to make sure no more people fall into it, a parks official said the day after firefighters pulled a man from the hole.
"We'll have the place fully secure so it won't be an issue for anyone else at any point," Springfield-Greene County Parks assistant director Bob Belote said as work began to erect a fence to replace temporary barriers.
The 3-foot-wide, 19-foot-deep sinkhole will be studied further before a decision is made on whether to fill it, he said.
Belote said he didn't have specifics on how the man rescued Wednesday night ended up in the hole and said he hadn't been told the man's name.
The sinkhole is part of a cave system, park naturalist Matt Forir said. An examination of the hole with a remote-control camera showed a cave with a four-foot passage at the bottom of the pit, he said.
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Reported by: Yvette Mitchell
Aug 23, 2007
Springfield residents who use a popular walking trail are told today that the area is safe, despite a nearby sinkhole. That 25 foot sinkhole was discovered after a man fell it sometime Tuesday.
The man, 45, was rescued Wednesday night after a walker heard his cries.
The sinkhole is about 15 feet from the Galloway Trail on property belonging to the Springfield-Greene County Parks Department.
Officials and geologists got their first good look at the hole this morning. They put up barriers and a chain link fence around the hole to keep people away until they determine a permanent solution.
Full Article
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And a follow up story on the sinkhole:
Hole secured after man falls in
Greenway users urged to stay on trail in sinkhole area.
August 24, 2007
Mike Penprase
A chain-link fence is going up around a deep sinkhole near the Galloway Creek Greenway trail to make sure no more people fall into it, a parks official said the day after firefighters pulled a man from the hole.
"We'll have the place fully secure so it won't be an issue for anyone else at any point," Springfield-Greene County Parks assistant director Bob Belote said as work began to erect a fence to replace temporary barriers.
The 3-foot-wide, 19-foot-deep sinkhole will be studied further before a decision is made on whether to fill it, he said.
Belote said he didn't have specifics on how the man rescued Wednesday night ended up in the hole and said he hadn't been told the man's name.
The sinkhole is part of a cave system, park naturalist Matt Forir said. An examination of the hole with a remote-control camera showed a cave with a four-foot passage at the bottom of the pit, he said.
Full Article