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The Big Sink: Cat Excavator Nearly Disappears Into Soft Ground Along Highway 29
April 25, 2026
Recovery crews spent the better part of Friday night extricating a Caterpillar excavator that was swallowed by the earth alongside Highway 29 in Cantonment.
Authorities stated the machinery was unoccupied when it began to disappear into the unyielding mud for an unknown reason.
For more photos, click to enlarge.
The incident occurred adjacent to the southbound lanes of Highway 29, just north of Power Road.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “The Big Sink: Cat Excavator Nearly Disappears Into Soft Ground Along Highway 29”
Looks like they were in need of a Cowboy.
Imagine what it would have been if we were in a wet spell instead of a severe drought.
The machine is worth around $350,000. I would work through the night also. Let us know if he recoverd it?
Maybe the ground was just trying to get even.