Sinkhole that trapped Christina Beaumont not a sinkhole but an old well

By Marissa Calligeros
Updated November 26 2014 - 2:08pm, first published 1:57pm
An old well which trapped a woman in Springvale South
An old well which trapped a woman in Springvale South
Christina Beaumont, who fell into an old well in Springvale South. Photo: Supplied
Christina Beaumont, who fell into an old well in Springvale South. Photo: Supplied
An old well which trapped a woman in Springvale South
An old well which trapped a woman in Springvale South
Christina Beaumont, who fell into an old well in Springvale South. Photo: Supplied
Christina Beaumont, who fell into an old well in Springvale South. Photo: Supplied
An old well which trapped a woman in Springvale South
An old well which trapped a woman in Springvale South
Christina Beaumont, who fell into an old well in Springvale South. Photo: Supplied
Christina Beaumont, who fell into an old well in Springvale South. Photo: Supplied
The hole in the backyard of the Springvale South home. Photo: Nine News, via Twitter.
The hole in the backyard of the Springvale South home. Photo: Nine News, via Twitter.

A council has confirmed a suspected sinkhole, which opened up beneath a woman in Melbourne's south-east, is actually an old well that had been covered up with timber and overgrown with grass.

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