The body of Elizabeth Pollard, the Pennsylvania grandmother who went missing after she fell through a 30-foot sinkhole, has been found, according to authorities.
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State Trooper Steve Limani told WPXI that officials were relieved they were able to provide closure for Pollard's family.The 64-year-old Unity Township, Pa., woman set off hours earlier in her car, along with her 5-year-old granddaughter, who was later found safe and asleep inside her vehicle.About 36 hours after Pollard was first reported missing, authorities changed the scope of the search and rescue effort, citing safety concerns.
Rescue workers search through the night in a sinkhole for Elizabeth Pollard, who disappeared while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pa., Dec. 3, 2024.“We’re just to a point where we can’t send rescuers to an area where they can be injured or killed,” Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department Chief John Bacha said. “We’re still looking and doing everything we can.
Limani noted in his Dec. 4 update that “based off of oxygen levels being a little low, even though we pumped oxygen into the mine, it’s lower than what you want for someone to try to sustain their life.”
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