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.

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.

Engineers with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mining determined the integrity of the underground structure is starting to become compromised.

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

Pennsylvania woman Elizabeth Pollard, 64, may have fallen into a sinkhole Monday night while looking for her cat, according to state authorities.

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,

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.