Pennsylvania grandmother who fell down sinkhole looking for cat found dead after 4-day search
Pennsylvania grandmother who fell down sinkhole looking for cat found dead after 4-day search
Elizabeth Pollard, 64, had not been heard from since Monday, when authorities believe she fell into a sinkhole that ended up being an old mine shaft in Unity Township, Pennsylvania.
Summary
Elizabeth Pollard, a 64-year-old Pennsylvania grandmother, was found dead 30 feet below the surface after falling into a sinkhole connected to a decades-old mine shaft while searching for her cat.
The four-day search shifted from rescue to recovery as hopes of finding her alive diminished. Pollard’s car was discovered nearby with her 5-year-old granddaughter inside, unharmed despite freezing temperatures.
Authorities plan to stabilize the area to prevent future sinkhole incidents, as abandoned mines pose ongoing risks in southwestern Pennsylvania.
This is such a terrifying and sad way to go. Just looking for her cat. Probably trying to bring it inside to be warm since it is winter out.
Sinkholes are such a sneaky and unexpectedly scary thing. There are so many horrors mother nature can throw at us - earthquakes, tornados, tsunamis, wildfires. And yet, a small unseen hole in the ground can lead to a massive cavern.
As a father of little ones I'm rather grateful this isn't a "grandmother falls in sinkhole while 5 year old child found dead in car" story. I get haunted by those fucked up stories.
I wonder if the cats ok... they can usually survive it there aren't preditors like coyotes.
Whoah, whoah, whoah... cat OK?
Thanks for asking the important question.
If I died looking for my cat, I'd still want my cat to be okay.