EE_
12th March 2013, 12:54 PM
God trying to say something? Too bad the hole wasn't a lot deeper.
By Helen Pow
PUBLISHED: 10:54 EST, 12 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:42 EST, 12 March 2013
Comments (59) Share
http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/c8/0c844818-8bf8-5558-8e43-5dff2cbd4868/513eb3f9ced08.preview-300.jpg
'All of a sudden I was underground': 15-ft sinkhole swallows golfer on St Louis course who is then rescued by his friendsMark Mihal was with friends at the Annbriar Golf Course near Waterloo when he suddenly disappeared into the turf on the fairway of the 14th hole
He landed on a pile of mud in the cavernous space that could have fit up to 10 people and looked like it was about to sink further
Mortgage banker was hoisted out of the cave by his friends who climbed down a ladder to tie a rope around his waist
Suffered a dislocated shoulder and has vowed not to return to the course
Victim: St Louis Mortgage banker and avid golfer Mark Mihal, pictured, was with friends at the Annbriar Golf Course near Waterloo when he suddenly disappeared into the turf on the fairway of the 14th hole
A Missouri father was hoping for a hole-in-one when he set out for a day of golf on Friday - but he didn't think he'd end up the one in the hole.
St Louis mortgage banker and avid golfer Mark Mihal was with three friends at the Annbriar Golf Course near Waterloo when he suddenly disappeared into the turf on the fairway of the 14th hole.
The 43-year-old fell into a bell-shaped enclosure below the green that measured 15 feet deep and 10 feet wide, surprising his golf pals and the course management who said this was the first time anything like this had happened in Annbriar's 20-year history.
'I noticed this anomaly in the fairway and went to have a look but, by the time I took one step, I was gone, I was underground,' Mihal told MailOnline.
'When I went through (the opening) I couldn't see anything, I didn't know how far I was going or what I was going to hit.'
He said, after plummeting through the earth, he landed on a pile of mud in a cavernous space that could have fit up to 10 people.
'I was just lying on the side of the mound,' he said. 'There was some room in there, it was sort of like a room or a cave. It wasn't confining. It was very dark, though after a while my eyes got used to it. But I couldn't look up because there was stuff still falling.'
The rescue was precarious as no one knew whether the hole would expand, swallowing more people. The fact he dislocated his shoulder in the fall didn't help either.
'I knew the only way to get out was straight up and I didn't have the use of my left arm,' he said
See the photos and the rest here:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2292176/Mark-Mihal-sinkhole-15-ft-sinkhole-swallows-golfer-St-Louis-course-rescued-friends.html#ixzz2NLw2qWb0
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
By Helen Pow
PUBLISHED: 10:54 EST, 12 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:42 EST, 12 March 2013
Comments (59) Share
http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/c8/0c844818-8bf8-5558-8e43-5dff2cbd4868/513eb3f9ced08.preview-300.jpg
'All of a sudden I was underground': 15-ft sinkhole swallows golfer on St Louis course who is then rescued by his friendsMark Mihal was with friends at the Annbriar Golf Course near Waterloo when he suddenly disappeared into the turf on the fairway of the 14th hole
He landed on a pile of mud in the cavernous space that could have fit up to 10 people and looked like it was about to sink further
Mortgage banker was hoisted out of the cave by his friends who climbed down a ladder to tie a rope around his waist
Suffered a dislocated shoulder and has vowed not to return to the course
Victim: St Louis Mortgage banker and avid golfer Mark Mihal, pictured, was with friends at the Annbriar Golf Course near Waterloo when he suddenly disappeared into the turf on the fairway of the 14th hole
A Missouri father was hoping for a hole-in-one when he set out for a day of golf on Friday - but he didn't think he'd end up the one in the hole.
St Louis mortgage banker and avid golfer Mark Mihal was with three friends at the Annbriar Golf Course near Waterloo when he suddenly disappeared into the turf on the fairway of the 14th hole.
The 43-year-old fell into a bell-shaped enclosure below the green that measured 15 feet deep and 10 feet wide, surprising his golf pals and the course management who said this was the first time anything like this had happened in Annbriar's 20-year history.
'I noticed this anomaly in the fairway and went to have a look but, by the time I took one step, I was gone, I was underground,' Mihal told MailOnline.
'When I went through (the opening) I couldn't see anything, I didn't know how far I was going or what I was going to hit.'
He said, after plummeting through the earth, he landed on a pile of mud in a cavernous space that could have fit up to 10 people.
'I was just lying on the side of the mound,' he said. 'There was some room in there, it was sort of like a room or a cave. It wasn't confining. It was very dark, though after a while my eyes got used to it. But I couldn't look up because there was stuff still falling.'
The rescue was precarious as no one knew whether the hole would expand, swallowing more people. The fact he dislocated his shoulder in the fall didn't help either.
'I knew the only way to get out was straight up and I didn't have the use of my left arm,' he said
See the photos and the rest here:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2292176/Mark-Mihal-sinkhole-15-ft-sinkhole-swallows-golfer-St-Louis-course-rescued-friends.html#ixzz2NLw2qWb0
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook