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

Officials on Wednesday said a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania is now more dangerous and unstable after a missing woman reportedly fell through it while babysitting her granddaughter. "The integrity of that mine is starting to become compromised,

The search for a Pennsylvania grandmother believed to have fallen into a sinkhole Monday while searching for her cat has transitioned from a rescue mission to a recovery effort, officials say. “We feel like we failed.