Pennsylvania grandmother who fell down sinkhole looking for cat found dead after 4-day search

The Pennsylvania grandmother who fell through a sinkhole while searching for her cat has been found dead after a four-day search, officials say.  

Elizabeth Pollard, 64, was last seen around 5 p.m on Monday in Unity Township, about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. She was believed to have fallen through a sinkhole and into a decades-old mine shaft, estimated to be at least 30-feet deep.

Her body was found Friday, NBC affiliate WPXI of Pittsburgh reported citing state police.On Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police told reporters that the nature of search shifted from a rescue to a recovery mission. 

Pollard had been reported missing by a relative on Monday. 

State troopers discovered her car parked near a restaurant with her 5-year-old granddaughter still inside. The granddaughter was in good condition despite freezing temperatures, he said.

About 15 to 20 feet from Pollard’s car, authorities found the sinkhole.

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