The sinkhole appears to have been created during the time that Pollard was walking around, officials said, noting that there is no evidence that the hole was there before she started looking for her cat.
ByA search is underway for a missing Pennsylvania woman who may have fallen into a 30-foot-deep sinkhole.A Pennsylvania grandmother who went missing while looking for her cat is believed to have fallen into a deep 30-foot sinkhole, authorities said.
"Hopefully she's in an air pocket," Limani said, noting that there have been incidents in the region where people have survived similar situations in underground mines. "This is a rescue to me until something says that it's not."Rescue teams from nearby areas have joined forces, swapping shifts to keep the effort going. Oxygen tankers are being delivered regularly to supply the mine shaft, and crews have made progress entering the underground area.
Pollard was reported missing by a family member shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday, Limani said at an earlier press conference Tuesday. Emergency responders were called to the scene in what is currently being considered a rescue mission, authorities said. Local firefighters, a technical rescue team and the state's Bureau of Mine Safety are among those working alongside an excavation team to remove dirt to access the sinkhole, Limani said."We don't feel a reason that we should be looking elsewhere," he said.
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