Heart-pounding rescue: Child saved from mud in North Carolina

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WASHINGTON, Nov 8, (Agencies): On Nov 3, a young child in North Carolina had a harrowing experience when he fell into a deep pit of mud but was thankfully rescued. The incident occurred at a sediment pond within a new construction site on Day Song Court in Lillington.

The child, a 12-year-old whose identity remains undisclosed, had been riding his bike in the vicinity when he inadvertently tumbled into the sinkhole. He found himself trapped in the muck, and his calls for help went unanswered for nearly three hours until other children in the area finally heard him. They promptly alerted his mother to the dire situation.

His mother acted swiftly, dialing 911 for urgent assistance. Multiple local agencies sprang into action, including the Lillington and Summerville Bunnlevel fire departments, the Harnett County Fire Marshal’s Office, Emergency Management, county EMS, and the Lillington Police Department. The first responders received the call at 6:16 pm, and by 7:11 pm, they had successfully rescued the young boy from his predicament.

The child had sunk about five feet into the muddy sinkhole, and after his rescue, he was immediately transported to a nearby hospital. Fortunately, he conveyed to the first responders that he wasn’t injured but was feeling cold, prompting the need for a medical evaluation.

The boy’s current condition remains undisclosed, but he was taken to the hospital for assessment by medical professionals.

Sinkholes, as described by the United States Geological Survey, are common in areas where the underlying rock consists of limestone, carbonate rock, salt beds, or rocks that can naturally dissolve due to groundwater circulation. Human activities can also induce sinkhole formation, particularly when changes are made to the land’s surface, such as the creation of industrial and runoff-storage ponds. The additional weight of the new materials can lead to a collapse of the underlying support, resulting in a sinkhole.

It’s worth noting that most sinkhole-related damage tends to occur in states such as Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Texas, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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