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-- heartbreaking situation in Washington State today were a couple has spent the last week watching their yard slip away literally.
Huge chunks of grass and trees have fallen down a 200 foot -- Into the water -- Could their house being next Trace Gallagher -- -- with the latest race.
Happen.
I think it would be -- about thirty miles north of Seattle mega can you imagine you sitting there and day after day you're front yard just kind of keeps tumbling into the sea and there's really nothing they can do about it.
I -- look at these pictures again.
That house and they shop are now kind of right on the -- were talking about Roy and -- -- Ballinger is house they've lived in the house for a dozen years last week.
Somehow a thirty foot geyser erupted right in the middle of their front love that brought the water department out they came -- and said no it's not a water main it's not a sprinkler.
It appears to be a natural spring that age you can see is kind of undermining.
The ground right in front of their home and their shop.
Listen.
We -- and we often.
So content.
Thanks to get this thing absolutely at the thing.
I don't know.
Know of any way to stop it I think of that you know this guy that started it move -- we'll have to stop it.
And and -- -- haven't figured out because they've brought out the fire department the engineers nobody can figure out how to stop -- -- he can't early shore up the cliff bright.
And they have no idea at that water is gonna keep kind of eating away.
-- hillside.
The underground dirt is already kind of got so close to that -- you saw on the right they've red -- which means you can't even go in there it's too dangerous.
Here's the dad listen.
I don't think it's going to.
Get to the house.
Would term as sure as hell gonna take over my -- and that's my pride in doing.
Got so for now they think they can save the house for now but look at how close the houses to the cliff may -- -- mean that.
Is crazy 200 feet down into the Puget Sound.
Is a long way to be live in and sleeping in that house not knowing exactly how much undermining.
Is beneath you pretty scary stuff out it really is those pictures are incredible Trace --
