Watch FDNY Firefighters Pull Man from Bronx Sinkhole

    Oct. 25, 2020
    A 33-year-old man was standing outside a shuttered store in the Belmont area when the sidewalk underneath him gave way, and he fell around 15 feet below.

    By Thomas Tracy

    Source New York Daily News

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    FDNY firefighters rescued a man who fell in a sidewalk sinkhole in the Bronx on Saturday.
    FDNY firefighters rescued a man who fell in a sidewalk sinkhole in the Bronx on Saturday.

    A 33-year-old man collapsed into a Bronx sinkhole Saturday when the sidewalk underneath him gave way, police said.

    The victim was standing outside a shuttered store on Third Ave. near E. 183rd St. in Belmont around 12:30 p.m. when the sidewalk suddenly opened up.

    Man Rescued from Collapsed Sidewalk @CitizenApp

    548 E 183rd St Yesterday 12:34:16 PM EDT

    He fell about 15 feet below, hitting his head, police said.

    Firefighters pulled the man out of the hole and took him to St. Barnabas Hospital right across the street, officials said.

    He’s expected to recover, authorities said.

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