An Australian woman has been seriously injured after falling into a sinkhole on a footpath in New Zealand. 7NEWS
A local reporter on the ground estimated the sinkhole was at least 1.5m deep.Whakarewarewa Village general manager Mike Gibbons said he understood there was geothermal activity on Wahiao Drive and the “ground opened up”.
Her husband jumped into action and received moderate injuries trying to pull her free from the hole, Gibbons told The Herald, adding that the couple was holidaying from“Our understanding is that the wife slipped into the hole and she was eventually pulled from that and taken care of by our staff,” he said.
Aukaha News said locals reported first noticing steam rising from the area about a week ago, prompting authorities to put an orange safety cone in the area.
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