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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Sinkhole drains retention pond at Pimlico Executive Golf Course

A sinkhole has drained a retention pond at Pimlico Executive Golf Course.

Sam Wartinbee of District Property Management confirmed Thursday morning that a sinkhole, about eight feet across, caused the pond to drain.

Birds feast on fish after a sinkhole prompted the water to drain from a retention pond at Pimlico Executive Golf Course.
Birds feast on fish after a sinkhole prompted the water to drain from a retention pond at Pimlico Executive Golf Course.

He said that work to fill in the sinkhole will be taking place but did not offer an immediate timeline.

Birds were making the most of the situation, feasting on fish left at the bottom of the pond.

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