Update: Sinkhole Swallows Seffner Man Sleeping In Bed

Officials are on the scene and believe the man is dead.

• By Linda Chion Kenney
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• March 1, 2013

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BRANDON, FL -- A local man is believed to be dead after being swallowed by a sinkhole Thursday night, Feb. 28.

Jeffrey Bush, 36, was asleep in bed around 11 p.m. when the ground opened up beneath his home at 240 Faithway Dr., Seffner, and swallowed him, said Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman Larry McKinnon.

"It's a movie scene behind there," said McKinnon. "That's what it is."

McKinnon said Bush's mother was asleep in another room when she heard a loud crunching sound. When she rushed to her son's room, she saw that the entire floor had caved in and her son was gone.

Bush's younger brother, Jeremy, 34, said he could hear his brother screaming from inside the hole. He dove in, trying to find his brother as the hole continued caving in.

Deputy Douglas Duvall arrived on the scene and was able to grab Jeremy Bush before he was engulfed as well.

At a press conference, an emotional Jeremy Bush talked about his efforts to save his brother.

"We heard a loud crash. I ran in there. I heard somebody screaming, my brother screaming. And I ran in there and all I could see was this big hole, all I could see was the top of his bed. I didn't see anything else. So I jumped in the hole and tried digging him out. And I couldn't get him out. All I could hear was him screaming, hollering for me. I couldn't do nothing."

Jeremy Bush said he didn't think twice about risking his own life to help his brother.

"I didn’t care. I just wanted my brother," he said.

Officials are now searching the 100-foot-wide and 50-foot-deep sinkhole for signs of life.

Neighboring homes have been evacuated by authorities although the sinkhole is confined to only the Bush home.

The family says the home has never had an issue with sinkholes.

There were five people in the home at the time, including a 2-year-old child.

"It's a giant cavern," said McKinnon.

Patch is now on the scene where a press conference has just concluded.

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Report: Flacco, Ravens agree to six-year, $120.6 million contract

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Joe Flacco, who led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl win last month, has agreed to a new six-year, $120.6 million contract with the team, making him the highest paid player in the NFL, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer was first to report the news Friday.

Flacco's deal gives him an average of $20.1 million per season, or $100,000 more than the average annual value of New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees, who signed a five-year, $100 million deal last July.

Flacco, when reportedly reached by NFL.com writer Jason LaCanfora, said he has not been in contact with his agent, Joe Linta, on Friday and is unsure if the deal is done.

However, NFL reporter Adam Kaplan tweeted that he was able to reach Linta, who told him: "While I was in flight earlier today, the Ravens verbally agreed to all of our terms. However, Joe and I have not received the contract back to review. Once we get the contract and review it (assuming there are no issues), Joe will sign it."

News of Flacco’s deal comes just days after Patriots QB Tom Brady agreed to a restructured deal that is less than market value for a star QB. His cap number over the next five years of his contract is roughly $14 million. In comparison, Drew Brees signed a five-year, $100-million deal last year that made him the NFL's highest paid player at $20 million per season. That would carry an average of a $20 million cap hit each year, though the deal is far more cap friendly to start the pact.

SN ANALYSIS: Flacco, Ravens remain set up for long-term success

Joe Flacco led the Baltimore Ravens to the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl XLVII last month. (AP Photo)

Flacco played out his rookie contract last season for $6.76 million, leading his team to a win in Super Bowl XLVII over the San Francisco 49ers and earning MVP honors. On his way to his first Super Bowl, he beat the Texans, Broncos and Patriots—each team had at least 12 wins in 2012. In the four playoff games, he had 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also holds the record for playoff road wins with six.

The 28-year-old Flacco is the only quarterback to win a postseason game in each of his first five pro seasons.

Before the Super Bowl, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti expressed confidence that Flacco would be the Ravens' quarterback of the future.

"We've never lost a great, great franchise player from the beginning," Bisciotti said. "I'm just very comfortable that it will get done."

Had Flacco been franchised, he would have earned at least $14.896 million this season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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