Police Say Searchers Don’t Expect to Find Woman in Pennsylvania Sinkhole Alive

Rescue workers continue to search for Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have disappeared in a sinkhole, in Marguerite, Pa., on Dec. 4, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa.—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, authorities said Wednesday.

The crew working to find 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard packed up Wednesday evening and planned to return Thursday morning.