Merrill said workers were dealing with a `` very unusual sinkhole '' -- deep , wide and extremely unstable . A large backhoe demolishes part of the house and scoops valuables to safety . Crews recover a `` AC360 , military awards and an American flag from the wreckage . Work to demolish a Hillsborough County home where a sinkhole opened up will continue Saturday , authorities say . `` It 's really not possible to recover the body '' of John Gauntt , a county official says .
A large backhoe demolishes part of the house and scoops valuables to safety . Crews recover a `` AC360 , military awards and an American flag from the wreckage . Work to demolish a Hillsborough County home where a sinkhole opened up will continue Saturday , authorities say . `` It 's really not possible to recover the body '' of John Gauntt , a county official says .