The entire event took place approximately 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on the northeastern edge of the sinkhole.

You have to see it, to believe it. An Assumption Parish sinkhole was captured on video swallowing 40-foot high trees in a matter of seconds, The Advocate reports. The stunning video was reportedly captured by a parish official.

In the video’s first few seconds, the trees are noticeably leaning towards the right, but several seconds later the trees are quickly disappearing below the surface of the water.

As the trees disappear into the water, someone can be heard exclaiming, “Oh, that’s a big one,” according to The Advocate.

The entire event took place at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday on the northeastern edge of the sinkhole, parish officials noted.

The video was first posted to the Assumption Parish blog and has received more than 200,000 views. Given the quality of the footage captured by parish officials, expect this video to go viral at some point this week.

According to NOLA.com, the “slough in,” as it is called,” occurred approximately a year after an area around Bayou Corne turned into liquefied muck. Since first being found in August of last year, NOLA.com notes that the sinkhole has increased in size to 24 acres. Not only is the sinkhole a threat to trees in the area, it also threatens 350 residents of Assumption Parish who are under an evacuation order because the sinkhole is still growing.

There is also a legal component to this muddy mess: NOLA.com points out that the state of Louisiana said it is suing Texas Bring LLC for damage brought on by the sinkhole which the state links to the collapse of the company’s salt dome cavern.

Earlier this month, a sinkhole swallowed part of Summer Bay Resort in Clermont, which is approximately 10 minutes from Walt Disney World. All guests inside the resort were evacuated before the first structure started to collapse. This particular sinkhole was 60 feet in width.

What was your reaction to this video? Have you ever seen a sinkhole swallow anything? Would you have been afraid that being so close to the sinkhole would put you at risk of being pulled under? Share your thoughts in the comments section.