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Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans officially divorced due to 'irreconcilable differences'
Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans officially divorced due to 'irreconcilable differences'
Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans are still in the process of determining custody arrangements for their two daughters
2023-07-05 02:54
Man vanishes without a trace after sinkhole swallows up his bedroom while he sleeps
Man vanishes without a trace after sinkhole swallows up his bedroom while he sleeps
It’s been 10 years since Jeffrey Bush disappeared in his own home, and no trace of him has ever been found. The 37-year-old was asleep in bed at his home in Seffner, Florida, when the ground caved in around him, swallowing him into a massive sinkhole. On the night of February 28, 2013, his brother Jeremy heard a loud crash and ran into Jeffrey’s room only to find a vast crater in place of his sibling’s bed. Jeremy jumped into the hole in a desperate bid to rescue his brother but was swiftly pulled to safety as the ground around him continued to cave in. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter "The floor was still giving in and the dirt was still going down, but I didn't care. I wanted to save my brother," he told The Guardian at the time. "But I just couldn't do nothing. "I could swear I heard him hollering my name to help him." Within minutes, local law enforcement had arrived and engineers lowered a microphone into the pit to try to pick up signs of Jeffrey. However, a second collapse sucked the equipment down into the sinkhole and the property was deemed too dangerous for rescue or recovery. Video released of Seffner sinkhole that claimed life of Jeff Bush youtu.be The house was subsequently fenced off and eventually demolished, with the gaping 20ft-wide cavity filled in with gravel. But then, more than two years later, on August 19, 2015, the hole reopened. Specialists at the time pointed out that it was very rare to see such a phenomenon reemerge in the exact same spot. Florida is particularly susceptible to sinkholes as it is home to a high number of underground caverns which are made up of limestone, a rock which easily dissolves in water. In fact, they’re so common, that state law requires home insurers to provide coverage against the danger. And, indeed, someone had visited the Stevens’ home just weeks before the tragedy to check for sinkholes and other risks on the property, apparently for insurance purposes. "[The inspector] said there was nothing wrong with the house. Nothing,” Jeremy told The Guardian. “And a couple of months later, my brother dies. In a sinkhole.” So what happened to Jeffrey’s body? Well, Philip van Beynen, a University of South Florida environmental scientist, concluded that it had most likely dropped into a 60ft-tall water-filled void between the sinkhole and the lower bedrock. The body would have sunk much deeper than the gravel pit seen from the street, van Beynen told USA Today. He stressed that any attempt to retrieve it would have been unwise, if not impossible, as the ground around the hole could have collapsed as well. "It would be extraordinarily difficult and incredibly expensive," he noted. Still, that’s little comfort to the Stevens’ who never got to bury their loved-one or, even, to properly say goodbye. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-13 21:25
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party keeps faith in Erdogan rival
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party keeps faith in Erdogan rival
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party decided Thursday to continue backing the main opposition leader despite his overtures to far-right parties in the runup to...
2023-05-25 20:27
Doc Rivers on his future: 'Do I miss coaching? Let the season go on, and I’ll find that out'
Doc Rivers on his future: 'Do I miss coaching? Let the season go on, and I’ll find that out'
Doc Rivers is set to begin his second stint with ESPN as the network's NBA analyst, though he says he doesn't know how long he will remain in the position
2023-10-25 03:24
‘GMA’ fans call show a ‘waste’ after entire episode dedicated to Robin Roberts and Amber Laign's love story
‘GMA’ fans call show a ‘waste’ after entire episode dedicated to Robin Roberts and Amber Laign's love story
'GMA' dedicated an entire episode to veteran host Robin Roberts' love life
2023-08-17 15:27
Is inflation a tax? And other Conservative claims fact checked
Is inflation a tax? And other Conservative claims fact checked
Checking Conservative conference claims on HS2, inflation, defence spending, fracking and more.
2023-10-03 23:48
Treasury yields wrecking-ball surge gets fresh fuel after blowout jobs report
Treasury yields wrecking-ball surge gets fresh fuel after blowout jobs report
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK The U.S. Treasury yield surge that has shaken markets in recent weeks may
2023-10-06 23:17
Farrell back from ban at 10 and Smith at fullback for England against Chile at Rugby World Cup
Farrell back from ban at 10 and Smith at fullback for England against Chile at Rugby World Cup
England captain Owen Farrell will make his return from suspension in a much-changed team for the Rugby World Cup match against Chile on Saturday in Lille
2023-09-22 00:26
Herbert throws for 3 touchdowns, Chargers get back on track with 30-13 victory over Bears
Herbert throws for 3 touchdowns, Chargers get back on track with 30-13 victory over Bears
Justin Herbert passed for 298 yards and three touchdowns, including a 39-yarder to Austin Ekeler, and the Los Angeles Chargers stopped a two-game slide by routing the Chicago Bears 30-13
2023-10-30 11:46
Explainer-Why is Siemens Energy seeking $16 billion state guarantees?
Explainer-Why is Siemens Energy seeking $16 billion state guarantees?
Talks between the German government and Siemens Energy to strike a deal over around 15 billion euros ($15.9
2023-10-29 23:51
Melody Harrison: DNA Doe Project cracks Apache Junction Jane Doe's identity 30 years after her tragic death
Melody Harrison: DNA Doe Project cracks Apache Junction Jane Doe's identity 30 years after her tragic death
In 2018, the Apache Junction Police Department submitted Melody Harrison's DNA to the Doe Project
2023-11-17 17:46
UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis'
UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis'
Officials are warning that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed more then 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis” as diarrhea spread among those who drank contaminated water
2023-09-19 00:53