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Man Gets Swallowed by Sinkhole During First Date, Then Makes Relationship Official with Girlfriend During 911 Call

A romantic walk on the beach turned into a panic-inducing emergency when a Michigan man was swallowed up by sand and couldn’t move. Mitchell O'Brien and Breanne Sika, who were on their first date, decided to hunt for rocks on the evening of Saturday, April 12 at a beach in Leland when Sika noticed an “angry” looking section of beach. She tried to alert O’Brien, but he was facing the opposite direction. The 38-year-old man ended up stepping into the unstable section of sand and quickly sank to his midsection....