A home nearly swallowed by a growing hole – though damaged – is still standing.

Dump trucks and other heavy equipment worked throughout the day last Friday as loads of fill dirt were dumped and spread across the sinkhole cavern.

A local homeowner says she and her husband were relieved when they found their homeowner’s insurance had a rider covering sinkhole damage. “We looked at our insurance policy and we are covered,” she said.

Collapsing ground to a depth of some 50 feet, the 90-foot-across sinkhole behind the home of local musician Cory Greenway in the 1600 block of County Road 630 West swallowed about a dozen trees and a carport on Monday.

A severely depleted Floridian Aquifer is now believed to be the cause. Though agricultural interests across the region have become a scapegoat of sorts for the falling water levels — and subsequent sinkholes – growers aren’t fully to blame. Rapid residential and commercial development across the state has taken its toll as well – often with rural counties bearing the pains of excessive water-pumping that keeps coastal communities green and fertile and gives Heartland residents a sinking feeling.

Central Florida is prone to sinkholes! Review your policy today and make sure you have sinkhole coverage! If not, please give SIG Insurance a call. We would love to review your policy with you and make sure you have coverage to protect your home in a situation like this!