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Woman who fell into sinkhole while looking for cat found dead after 4-day search

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UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Elizabeth Pollard, the woman who fell into a sinkhole while looking for her cat, has been found dead after a 4-day search, state police confirm.

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Crews returned to the abandoned coal mine in Unity Township Friday and drilled holes in the ground to send cameras and drones down into the mine.

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Pollard went missing around 5 p.m. on Monday while searching for her missing cat near Monday’s Union Restaurant.

At around 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, troopers found her vehicle parked behind Monday’s Union Restaurant, where they found Pollard’s 5-year-old granddaughter inside. She was unharmed.

News Center 7′s news partner WPXI Pittsburgh contributed to this report.

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