Post by Kelly Jessop on Aug 4, 2008 16:43:25 GMT -5
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Woman drowns in Hudson sinkhole
HUDSON -- A 45-year-old woman drowned in a sinkhole used primarily for cave diving, according to a Pasco Sheriff's Office report.
Linda Finer and her friend, Sharon Allred, had been drinking, Allred told deputies. They were looking to "hang out" Saturday afternoon when they drove a golf cart onto a private area owned by a local cave diving society.
Finer jumped into a water-filled sinkhole, which is about 20 feet wide. When she didn't come up for air, Allred ran out of the woods for help, the report said.
She found another friend, Timothy Bowers, went to the sinkhole and found Finer's body floating on the east bank. He tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while another person went to call 911, the report said.
Finer was taken to Bayonet Point Hospital, where she was pronounced dead after 2 p.m., the report said.
The sinkhole is known as "Wayne's World" and used by about 50 to 70 people each year for cave diving, said property manager Paul Heinerth.
"There's a fence ... but a lot of people still manage to get in there," Heinerth said
Woman drowns in Hudson sinkhole
HUDSON -- A 45-year-old woman drowned in a sinkhole used primarily for cave diving, according to a Pasco Sheriff's Office report.
Linda Finer and her friend, Sharon Allred, had been drinking, Allred told deputies. They were looking to "hang out" Saturday afternoon when they drove a golf cart onto a private area owned by a local cave diving society.
Finer jumped into a water-filled sinkhole, which is about 20 feet wide. When she didn't come up for air, Allred ran out of the woods for help, the report said.
She found another friend, Timothy Bowers, went to the sinkhole and found Finer's body floating on the east bank. He tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while another person went to call 911, the report said.
Finer was taken to Bayonet Point Hospital, where she was pronounced dead after 2 p.m., the report said.
The sinkhole is known as "Wayne's World" and used by about 50 to 70 people each year for cave diving, said property manager Paul Heinerth.
"There's a fence ... but a lot of people still manage to get in there," Heinerth said