Search teams faced mounting challenges Wednesday as they fought to locate 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, believed to have fallen into a sinkhole while searching for her missing cat in Pennsylvania. Efforts to find her have been hindered by the unstable conditions of an abandoned coal mine beneath the area,

Pennsylvania authorities believe missing woman Elizabeth Pollard, 64, may have fallen in sink hole after she went looking for her cat.

Elizabeth Pollard, a grandmother residing in Unity Township, Pennsylvania, was reported missing on Tuesday 3. As the authorities continue their search for the missing woman, some fear that she might have fallen into a sinkhole.

A Pennsylvania grandmother who went missing while looking for her cat is believed to have fallen into a deep sinkhole, authorities said.

Rescuers searched Wednesday for a woman who went looking for her lost cat and apparently fell into a sinkhole that had recently opened.

Crews are still working to locate 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in Unity Township while she was out searching for a missing cat.​

Rescuers are searching for a missing Pennsylvania grandmother who is believed to have fallen deep into a sinkhole while searching for her cat with her young granddaughter, authorities said.