Mansion dangles over cliff on Texas' Lake Whitney
The foundation of the 4,000-square foot home, which the owners vacated two weeks ago, began crumbling into the water at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to WFAA-TV.
The luxury home, which is dangling over the rocky shoreline of the lake located about 55 miles south of Fort Worth, was condemned about a year ago after a crack was noticed in the earth below. The residence was built in 2007 and is valued at more than $700,000, WFAA-TV reported.
Lake Whitney is 61 percent full as of Wednesday and one year ago the lake was 68 percent full, according to the Texas Water Development Board. The lake was 100 percent capacity or more for 154 days in 2007, when the home was built.
Another large piece of the home fell into the water at around 11 p.m. and authorities have said the home owners will be responsible for cleaning up the debris. The Hill County Sheriff's Office told WFAA that there is no way to predict when or if the rest of the home will collapse, but that the soil was shifting at a fast pace Tuesday night.
Officials said the collapsing home is not a public safety concern and the White Bluff Subdivision security has blocked access to visitors and reporters, according to CBS DFW.
Mark Wilson, chief deputy of the Hill County Sheriff's Office, told CBS DFW that members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are in the lake near the house blocking access from boaters.
Authorities were alerted to the collapse when two neighbors saw heard a loud crash Tuesday evening, WFAA-TV reported.
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