Rescue workers desperately searching for Pennsylvania grandmother Under the 30 foot sinkhole They are “shifting gears” amid fears the ground could open further beneath them.
Elizabeth Pollard, 64, has not been seen in more than 40 hours, since she is believed to have fallen into an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine While searching for her missing cat, her 5-year-old granddaughter was found sleeping in a nearby car Went.
Rescue workers believe the huge sinkhole opened up as soon as Pollard walked into the area – and fear ongoing efforts to find him will put search teams at risk.
“The integrity of that mine is starting to be compromised,” Trooper Steve Limani told reporters Wednesday. PennLive reported,
Water was being pumped from the mine to clear it of mud and dirt, which “could lead to collapse of other mines”, the soldier said.
“It is putting some people at risk. And we’ll probably have to change gears, which may make it a little more complicated to change gears at slower speeds and dig in,” he warned.
Limani vowed to continue the search until Pollard was found.
A Unity Township grandmother went missing around 5 p.m. Monday while searching for a missing cat named Pepper with her 5-year-old granddaughter.
The young girl was found unharmed about 2:50 a.m. Tuesday sleeping in her grandmother’s vehicle — which was found Monday near a large crack that opened behind Union Bar and Grill.
“It appears that the sinkhole was created while Ms. Pollard was walking around. “We don’t see a time when it would have been built in the first place,” Limani said Tuesday.
About 100 emergency responders were using a vacuum truck to scoop out clay-like earth from the sinkhole so they could place cameras and listening equipment inside, but no signs of life were found.
“Unless you’re telling us there’s no chance, there’s a chance, and I know there may be mathematical difficulties or maybe some science, but there are people who mine mines an hour away from here.” They stayed in them for a long time and recovered and were saved,” Limani said.
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