Woman rescued from 35 ft deep sinkhole in Cherokee County, Texas
The Lake Palestine East Fire Department tells CBS19 the accident happened on Wylie Road in the Shady Brook subdivision near Lake Palestine. The road began giving way early Monday morning and has been blocked off most of the day.
The woman slipped and fell in around 8:30 p.m. Monday while trying to put up barricades around the hole. Two firemen from the Lake Palestine East Fire Department had to go down into the sinkhole in order to pull her out. She was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Lake Palestine East, Bullard, and Jacksonville Fire Departments assisted in the rescue.
Fire crews estimate the sinkhole is about 35 feet deep and stretches about 25 feet across Wylie Road. The road is shut down to all traffic at this time.
The sinkhole is located less than a mile away from a home that is collapsing on Lake Palestine. It is not clear at this time if the two incidents are related.
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