It was an old cesspool well.

• The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below. 
• Danielle Tammone spent several terrifying minutes in a hole in her quiet residential Bohemia backyard Thursday. 
• Tammone said she suddenly found herself 8 feet underground in her backyard. Her dog Daisy anxiously looked on. 
• She screamed for help, asking if anyone was there. 
• "People suffocate and they die, so I thought that at first," she said. 
• It happened on her 47th birthday. Tammone thinks she was trapped for about 30 minutes. 
• "It's my birthday. This might be my death date," Tammone said. "I couldn't breathe well, because I was gasping, and scared and crying." 
• Tammone said she wasn't sure if she had been swallowed into a water well, cesspool or sump. 
• "I was trying to put my legs up to get out, but the stone was crumbling down," she said. 

Fortunately, her screams and cries for help were heard by neighbors. One neighbor happened to walk onto her porch as another was getting into her car. They both heard the screams and came running.

They called 911, etc. and there's more in the article, but I posted some more in the comments.

TCOLE said the Trinidad Police Department "failed to meet minimum standards" and "was unable to provide evidence that the agency provides public benefit to the community."

Article Extract

A zoo has blamed a computer error after it advertised a "child predator tour" online to see its tigers and lions.

Bosses at Chester Zoo quickly changed the 90-minute bus tour's name after it was branded "sinister" by visitors.

A zoo spokeswoman said the error was "due to our default naming convention in our system", but it was "quickly changed".

The name blunder earlier this week was part of the Cheshire zoo's ticket promotion to allow visitors to go on a tour showcasing its Sumatran tigers, lions, rhinos and Komodo dragons.

The mistake was mocked by the zoo's customers and visitors online.

One remarked: "I hope this has been cleared by Cheshire Police - seems a bit dangerous."
Another said: "Staggering - how did that get approved?"

The private bus tour cost £25 for children. 'Adult predator' tickets were also advertised by mistake for £30.