LILLINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A child was taken to the hospital for treatment Friday evening after being removed from a sinkhole in Harnett County.
According to first responders, a 12-year-old was riding their bicycle in the dirt area of a new home site in Lillington on Day Song Court when he fell about five feet into a sinkhole.
Officials said the child was in the hole for almost three hours while yelling for help before other children in the area heard him and called for help.
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It took the crew about 30 minutes to free the child who was then taken to the hospital.
The child's condition is unknown at this time.
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No details have been released on how the child got into the sinkhole.