Woman falls 8 feet into hole that suddenly opened in her backyard: ‘This might be my death date’ LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (WCBS) - A New York woman spent part of her 47th birthday partially underground in her own backyard. Danielle Tammone said she was just walking through her Long Island yard when a hole opened up below her feet last Thursday. “It’s my birthday. This might be my death date,” she said. She fell about 8 feet down and found herself unable to get out.