The sinkhole that opened up underneath the home of Jeffrey Bush two years ago and swallowed his body has opened up again despite being patched earlier. Engineers will now be making efforts to fill it once again.

The sinkhole had eaten the house, which was near Tampa; it has opened yet again because of heavy rains. It was earlier patched after the first event had occurred, but the heavy rains appear to have probably caused hydraulic stress on the sinkhole, allowing it to reopen.

The surrounding community is once again facing the hazard risk and engineers have already started to getting it patched up for a second time.

The opening of the sinkhole brought the demise of Bush in March 2013 as the floor suddenly gave way beneath him. He had been sleeping at that time and his body was never recovered.

It was filled with gravel and well surrounded by fences to ensure it didn’t pose any danger to the homes and neighbors around. Florida has the reputation of being highly prone to sinkholes due to many caverns lying below its ground of limestone.

According to investigators, chances are high that the rainwater from the recent heavy rainfalls causes this layer of porous rock to dissolve. This layer is present beneath the ground and its dissolve led to creation of vacuum just beneath the upper ground. After vacuums become as large as this, the ground above it could give way anytime.

An engineering firm will take on the task of repairing it next week.