Horrific video has emerged of the moment a massive sinkhole opened up under a swimming pool in Israel, leaving one man dead and another injured.
The tragic ordeal unfolded Thursday during a house party in the village of Karmei Yosef, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, the Times of Israel reported.
Footage shot by a partygoer showed the gaping hole suddenly appearing in the middle of the underground pool, with water rushing away as screams rang out.
The water and a number of inflatable toys disappeared into the hole within seconds, as several people scrambled to safety, the video shows.
“The water level suddenly began to recede and a hole opened up, creating a vortex that swept two people inside,” said a witness at the dam.
The hole suddenly appeared in the middle of the pool. The water and the pool floats quickly receded into the hole. People rushed to safety as the hole widened in seconds. Two people were swept into the hole.
The body of Klil Kimhi, 32, was discovered hours later at the bottom of a 43-foot-deep hole, officials told the source.
The other man, who was not named, managed to get out of the sinkhole and suffered minor injuries to his lower body, authorities said.
Footage of the tragedy does not appear to show the two men disappearing into the hole.
A man, who did not have a name, managed to get out of the sinkhole. Fire crews are seen at the pool after a sinkhole opened up and killed a man on July 21, 2022. Israel Fire & Rescue/ Facebook The victim was a man attending a celebration event held by a company that he rented the pool space. Israel Fire and rescue/ Facebook
A man was caught on camera slipping and falling dangerously close to the hole as it opened, but it was not immediately clear if he was the injured partygoer described by authorities.
About 50 people were at the party, but only six people were in the pool when disaster struck, authorities said.
The party was held for the employees of an unnamed company.
Authorities investigating the fatal ordeal are now looking into whether the property owner had obtained a permit before building the pool.