Macon Water Authority Investigating Sinkhole

MACON, GA --The Macon Water Authority plans to use video equipment to investigate a large sinkhole in Central City Park.

Assistant Executive Director Ray Shell says they don't know for sure what caused the 10-foot deep hole.

It appeared about 2 weeks ago near the Ocmulgee River levee and at the end of the Ocmulgee Heritage walking trail.

Shell says a large sewer line and the river may have helped cause the hole.

He says the authority found raw sewage in the hole.

"It all depends on what we find as the cause as to how long it will take to affect a repair. It could be anywhere from one week to several weeks, depending on the extent of the cause of this sinkhole," Shell said.

Shell says the city of Macon found the hole first, and then contacted the Water Authority.