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Man heartbroken after sinkhole swallows brother, house

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    Emotional interview on 'Studio B'

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Thanks on the phone with us now -- -- bush.

He's the brother of the guy who fell under the sink hole he jumped in the hole to try to rescue and you heard from a moment ago at any updates on your brother Jeremy.

Oh no update but still almost all home what did the coach go on and pushed on the whole -- All their donors drill holes around mountain it nobody will -- now beginning.

He's been and it has -- -- -- -- night.

It's -- say they've had listening devices there and and and sadly Jeremy there.

They're not optimistic.

Yes.

They're thrilled they're -- all right now.

Now it's -- yeah I heard you tell explain earlier that.

That you heard the noise sounded like a crash I think you said in the -- you -- in the thing I'll.

Yes side it will being.

Made my wife my two year old daughter -- -- follow all of in my room.

We just step back and go -- to get subsidies.

I thought about the my Brothers portal -- know that.

We will work in today.

Any -- -- back -- -- Eric thank.

And then we -- I would backfiring.

On me about my wife my daughter my -- all of our room.

And then we cheers and wild boys like something -- crashed due out.

And we -- up brunt.

-- run -- Barley up older group I go to open -- door and run and demolish searchlight on.

And I can't keep up there's not been there is dead on stretchers on TV dot.

She's -- and I'm Elena street reform I'd jump in the -- start.

Strippers might bring initial.

Take additional -- try to dig dig it.

Out on alert still it.

Yeah I'm listening Jeremy thank you go ahead.

And I thought -- -- -- my name made -- help to.

So that's why at stake in it at dignity -- -- Edited the morality of a bullet.

Primal watery and so many gavel old double double relative danger and -- -- -- -- all of but it by my brother.

And -- look it little by my brother.

That I lost my brother.

I lost my out and I lost everything I've ever worked or my life.

An event not -- that out.

When you -- in this whole Jeremy.

There was dirt all over the top of all of these things I suppose that the walls were caving in around it it.

The dirt walls is that right.

Loaded the -- -- still standing below it that -- -- it was the concrete floor.

All the burn eight bit and bill -- -- she was a quarter of that bed.

They're poorer response bring in a quarter -- there's.

Bare frame and at all like deep.

While I don't.

There was no way for anybody to get in there and try to remove some of that dirt to see if they couldn't get your brother out from under -- I would I would shrine is Irish try to -- -- the bed.

Did the best for all of -- could move nowhere I was trying to dig the initial Olympic -- shall dig a mine and course China but down air pocket -- -- -- Billy boat that Billy.

But unlike your -- -- -- to -- -- and then.

-- -- The cup coming out there -- all.

It's my understanding that that the dirt was caving in on you as well that did you could well become a victim yourself.

Yes but it -- still good -- -- start we're still all it is spoke again.

And as the -- trying to get me out.

The concrete.

Is all it is hard to correct vote.

Liked it but it know a bit.

Well it did but -- but -- Boehner.

It's my understanding one of your relatives slipped in the car last night out in front of the house.

Yes my editor.

Well ladies and them thrown out.

Well I at that what are you guys hoping for now.

And it's -- one -- -- or get one brother out.

Don't have that closure.

And there's -- -- -- -- right I've worked all my life.

All -- I have a pretty cheerful but worked all my life.

I've been working two jobs.

Take care much year old daughter among white.

And it's been so hard that it.

Take it -- can't do now.

But I let it it they needed to be able everything on.

Are you sure Jeremy.

-- -- -- -- Well it's both start out this my old lady grandfather is now.

We could -- just been written out from these days in North Carolina.

I see the live pictures at the house and a lot of media there is -- the thinking that the authorities are going to be able to get in there soon.

Date told me that they were gonna give -- a lot of an updated final spot.

So albeit but well away from me here little all the -- not around -- the stimulus about eight but was -- Jury bush I don't know.

That's a lot to deal with today offering good luck to you in your family and and will keep watch all the best.