New York sinkhole: Man’s horror over fall into rat-infested chasm.
The family of a man who fell into a sinkhole brimming with rats in New York have spoken about how the incident left him traumatised and needing hospital treatment, local media report.
Leonard Shoulders was walking by a bus stop in the Bronx area on Saturday when the concrete cracked beneath his feet.
A chasm up to 4.5m (15ft) deep swallowed Mr Shoulders, trapping him underground for about 30 minutes.
New Yorkers have described reports of his ordeal as a “nightmare”.
“Rats crawling on him, he can’t move,” his brother, Greg White, told CBS New York. “He didn’t want to yell because he was afraid there were going to be rats inside his mouth.”
Firefighters were called to the scene, where a CCTV camera had captured the moment 33-year-old Mr Shoulders suddenly disappeared into the pavement.
New surveillance video show a man falling into a Bronx sidewalk when the concrete gives out under him. @CBSNewYork t.co/EpAkee5xlr pic.twitter.com/vGUp3qVW73
— Ali Bauman (@AliBaumanTV) October 27, 2020
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“Rats have long been prevalent in New York. Rodent experts say more rats have been coming out of hiding to find food during the coronavirus pandemic.”
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UPDATE: “Remember when that tech millionaire did a Biden ad about how Trump is killing his nightclub?”, Jim Treacher asks.
WHEN THE HEADLINE SAYS IT ALL: Democrat-Run Hellholes Prepping for Election Night Violence Because Of Course.
UPDATE: Quod erat demonstrandum:
No one is boarding up their stores because of these people t.co/YSYJkQCSYo
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 1, 2020
h/t Glenn