THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Crews are closely watching a hole that has formed between two homes in The Villages.
Landscaping crews spotted the depression Monday at a home on Lavaca Lane in Lady Lake.
"It’s something that doesn't happen every day, so you don't know how to deal with it,” said neighbor Ron Wambach.
He told Channel 9's Myrt Price that seeing the hole near his neighbor's homes reminds him of the massive 225-foot-wide sinkhole in Pasco County.
Wambach said the neighbor who lives near the hole has health issues and is in a wheelchair. The owner has since loaded up belongings and left the home.
The size and depth of the hole are unclear.
Wambach said he'll examine the situation, and “If it’s the same well, I’ll stay here tonight. If it looks bigger, I’ll go stay at a friend’s house."
Click below to see raw video of the depression:
Homeowners here in the Villages are on edge; after fire officials say this ground depression formed between two homes. pic.twitter.com/TGYkyOjhpj
— Myrt Price (@MPriceWFTV) July 17, 2017
Right now it's hard to determine how deep it is, from our vantage point. pic.twitter.com/8KoCVtQ0Kb
— Myrt Price (@MPriceWFTV) July 17, 2017
Although you cant see much, from behind the tape blocking off the area; neighbors say there's a hole and it's very deep. pic.twitter.com/kKXE2ZO2l9
— Myrt Price (@MPriceWFTV) July 17, 2017
I talked with the landscaping crew that found it. One of the guys told me he almost walked into it.
— Myrt Price (@MPriceWFTV) July 17, 2017
One of the landscapers who found the hole says, he and a firefighter shined a flashlight into it and they couldn't see the bottom.
— Myrt Price (@MPriceWFTV) July 17, 2017
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