Elizabeth Pollard of Unity Township was looking for her cat, Pepper, on Monday night when Pennsylvania State Police say she fell into a 30-feet-deep sinkhole near an old coal mine. The rescue operation began Tuesday, when Pollard’s family called the police around 1 a.m. to report her missing.

Elizabeth Pollard is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole while out searching for a missing cat in Unity Township.

Elizabeth Pollard is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in Unity Township while she was out searching for a missing cat.​

Elizabeth Pollard, 64, appears to have fallen into a sinkhole while looking for her cat in Pennsylvania. Up to 100 rescuers have joined the search.

Rescuers contemplated the safest way to search for a woman who apparently fell into a Pennsylvania sinkhole while looking for her lost cat. A crumbling old coal mine was endangering rescue workers.

Rescuers searched early Wednesday for a woman who went looking for her lost cat and apparently fell into a sinkhole that had recently opened above an abandoned western Pennsylvania coal mine. Crews worked through the night in Marguerite to find Elizabeth Pollard,

The disappearance of a 64-year-old Pennsylvania woman is being investigated by state authorities, who said on Tuesday they fear she may have fallen into a sinkhole. Elizabeth Pollard went missing on Monday evening after heading out to find her missing cat,

Rescuers continue search for a woman who apparently fell into a sinkhole while looking for her lost cat above an old coal mine in Pennsylvania