For the first time, Local 6 is hearing the 911 calls made by vacationers staying at Summer Bay Resort.
Sunday night, around 10:30 p.m., families in building 104 reported hearing cracking, popping sounds, and some people's windows began to break.
Lake County fire officials ruled it a sinkhole.
Everyone who was evacuated Sunday is now staying somewhere else in the resort, or at a hotel. Some people decided to go home.
Those who survived said it's been a memorable vacation, but for the wrong reasons.
A caller told 911 dispatcher, "We have a building that's potentially collapsing."
Faith Clark was on the third floor. She told Local 6, "All I could think was an earthquake."
We are now hearing the call for help. Sunday night, some people in building 104 at Summer Bay Resort were watching a movie, others were sleeping, but Debbie Ward was in the shower.
Ward is in Orlando from New Hampshire. She told Local 6, "All of a sudden we heard a big boom and the tub kind of lifted up and went down."
A caller told 911 dispatcher, "I don't know if it's a sinkhole or what. They said the third floor was starting to shift and windows were popping out. They're thinking possible sinkhole, but they don't know."
"We've got people in the building. We're trying to get it evacuated, but they say it's collapsing so fast that they don't know if they can get to all these rooms," the caller continued.
It's a sinkhole now two stories deep, 100 feet across, taking dozens of people's belongings with it.
Instead of going to the theme parks, vacationers spent the day replacing everything from their toothbrushes to their socks.
Gayle Whitlach is visiting from Stuart. Pointing to a list of items, Sheli Muniz asked, "This is everything that is in that room right now?"
Whitlach said, "In that room, from the groceries that I bought to even my prescriptions."
As geologists evaluate the hole, families are weighing their options. For some, it means cutting their summer vacation short and going home.
Faith Clark, who came with her sister Debbie, said, "I don't think we fully comprehend everything that's happened."
About 72 units have been affected by the sinkhole. People say they are in limbo trying to figure out what to do next, and if they can continue with their vacation.
Monday evening, the resort's geologists used some heavy equipment to look underground. From there they will decide when it's safe for some people to return to the surrounding buildings. Reported by Click Orlando 5 hours ago.
Sunday night, around 10:30 p.m., families in building 104 reported hearing cracking, popping sounds, and some people's windows began to break.
Lake County fire officials ruled it a sinkhole.
Everyone who was evacuated Sunday is now staying somewhere else in the resort, or at a hotel. Some people decided to go home.
Those who survived said it's been a memorable vacation, but for the wrong reasons.
A caller told 911 dispatcher, "We have a building that's potentially collapsing."
Faith Clark was on the third floor. She told Local 6, "All I could think was an earthquake."
We are now hearing the call for help. Sunday night, some people in building 104 at Summer Bay Resort were watching a movie, others were sleeping, but Debbie Ward was in the shower.
Ward is in Orlando from New Hampshire. She told Local 6, "All of a sudden we heard a big boom and the tub kind of lifted up and went down."
A caller told 911 dispatcher, "I don't know if it's a sinkhole or what. They said the third floor was starting to shift and windows were popping out. They're thinking possible sinkhole, but they don't know."
"We've got people in the building. We're trying to get it evacuated, but they say it's collapsing so fast that they don't know if they can get to all these rooms," the caller continued.
It's a sinkhole now two stories deep, 100 feet across, taking dozens of people's belongings with it.
Instead of going to the theme parks, vacationers spent the day replacing everything from their toothbrushes to their socks.
Gayle Whitlach is visiting from Stuart. Pointing to a list of items, Sheli Muniz asked, "This is everything that is in that room right now?"
Whitlach said, "In that room, from the groceries that I bought to even my prescriptions."
As geologists evaluate the hole, families are weighing their options. For some, it means cutting their summer vacation short and going home.
Faith Clark, who came with her sister Debbie, said, "I don't think we fully comprehend everything that's happened."
About 72 units have been affected by the sinkhole. People say they are in limbo trying to figure out what to do next, and if they can continue with their vacation.
Monday evening, the resort's geologists used some heavy equipment to look underground. From there they will decide when it's safe for some people to return to the surrounding buildings. Reported by Click Orlando 5 hours ago.