The 71-year-old’s neighbours said he had become obsessed with his belief that there was gold buried under his property in the Ipatinga area in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais after dreaming he was sitting on a fortune. Neighbour Arnaldo told local media that Joao had been digging the hole for more than a year, and had hired people to carry out the excavating work. The neighbour said Joao claimed to have been told by a spirit in a dream there was gold under the rock below his kitchen floor and he tried to warn him of the dangers of his mission but was ignored. The tragedy that led to the mans death occurred on January 5. Firefighters confirmed they received a call around 1.30pm that day to a house in a neighbourhood called Betania after the owner suffered a fall of approximately 130ft but were unable to do anything to save his life. Photos of the hole, which was around 35 inches in diameter and went down the equivalent of around 12 floors, have been published in the Brazilian press. A friend he was working with was unable to save him. His body was removed by the emergency services. He was found to have suffered head injuries and broken legs as well as other fractures. The post Man dies after falling down 130ft hole he dug in his kitchen after dreaming gold was buried there appeared first on Ringroad.com.ng Your Free Online Search Engine .