Gene Puskar | Associated Press

Rescue workers continue to search, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, for Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have disappeared in a sinkhole while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pa.

Police say searchers don’t expect to find woman in Pennsylvania sinkhole alive

The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania has become a recovery effort after two treacherous days of digging through mud and rock produced no signs of life.

People in hi-vis vests and hard hats stand around a large hole in the ground with construction equipment strewn about.

Identity & Community

Conditions in abandoned mine are too dangerous for crew searching for Pa. woman

Mark Scolforo | Associated Press

An abandoned coal mine is too unstable and unsafe for rescuers looking for a 64-year-old Pennsylvania woman who may have been swallowed by a sinkhole.

Workers in a basket suspended by a crane help with the recovery process on Monday Jan. 31, 2022 of the bus and other vehicles that were on a bridge when it collapsed Friday, in Pittsburgh's East End.

Local Headlines

Report found Fern Hollow Bridge wasn't bad enough to close after September review

Mark Scolforo | Associated Press

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says the bridge over a park ravine that collapsed in Pittsburgh last week showed deterioration during a September inspection but it wasn't bad enough to require its closure.