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Watch: Video Shows Sinkhole Opening In Swimming Pool, Sucking Man To His Death

<p>A disturbing viral video clip shows a man in Israel being dragged to his death after a sinkhole spontaneously opened up in a swimming pool he was standing next to&comma; and now the pool owner might be facing manslaughter charges&comma; authorities say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;timesofisrael&period;com&sol;pool-sinkhole-victim-named-as-police-grill-owner-over-suspected-safety-failures&sol;">The Times of Israel<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; rescuers eventually found the body of 32-year-old Kill Kimhi after four hours of searching the 43-foot deep hole&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s still unclear exactly how Kimhi died&comma; whether he drowned or died from being crushed by the sinking ground beneath him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Sinkhole Forms At Pool Party At Private Home In Central Israel<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The incident reportedly happened during a pool party in a private home in Karmei Yosef in Central Israel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1550259786930872326" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Video shows the ground begins to collapse as the pool water is sucked in within seconds&period; Meanwhile&comma; two men were caught up in the growing sinkhole&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The other man&comma; age 34&comma; was able to climb out of the sinkhole to safety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Pool Water Sucked In Within Seconds&comma; Leaving One Dead&comma; Another Injured<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Authorities say six people were in the pool at the time of the natural disaster&comma; however no one else was harmed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sinkholes typically form when the ground beneath the land is dissolved and washed away into the groundwater&comma; which creates large open pockets right below a thin layer of ground&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1550378259384352768" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The U&period;S&period;&comma; the states that experience the most sinkhole-induced damage include Florida&comma; Texas&comma; Alabama&comma; Missouri&comma; Kentucky&comma; Tennessee&comma; and Pennsylvania&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; police on scene told The Times that an investigation into the man&&num;8217&semi;s death is ongoing&comma; and authorities would be examining the licensing involved in the pool&&num;8217&semi;s construction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Owner Of The Home Investigated For Manslaughter Charges&comma; Had No License For Pool<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Police have since &&num;8220&semi;interrogated the owner of the home on suspicions of negligent manslaughter&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and found that he had not applied for the necessary permits before building the pool&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1550092906760998913" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>No charges have been officially filed as of Friday&period; Video of the horrific incident has wracked up nearly 30&comma;000 views in the day since it was posted online&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; 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