TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A sinkhole opened up in Polk County Saturday, according to Polk County Fire Rescue.
Officials said the sinkhole opened at a home’s front yard on Royal Crest Drive in Highland City.
“We got woken up with our neighbor,” resident Kyle Austin said. “Our neighbor woke us up around eight, told us there was a big hole in our front yard, went out and looked, and it’s about a 60-foot drop down in our front yard.”
According to PCFR’s social media, the hole was about 15 feet wide and 60 feet deep as of 11:22 a.m.
“I am very nervous for having two kids being that close to a sinkhole and like 30 feet from their room,” Austin said.
“It’s very odd and it’s very unsettling to know that there’s a hole that far, you know, 200 feet from your home,” neighbor Ron Kelly said.
The roadway is still open at this time as officials say the sinkhole is not an immediate threat to drivers at this time.
The Polk County Fire Rescue said it will keep monitoring the sinkhole over the next few days.
