Elizabeth Pollard was searching for her missing cat when it is thought she fell into the sink hole, police say.

Rescuers are reassessing their safety in the search for a woman they believe fell into a sinkhole while searching for her cat.

Elizabeth Pollard, 64, went missing when she went to look for her cat.

Grandmother Elizabeth Pollard, 64, is believed to have fallen into the sinkhole shortly after she started searching the area for her missing cat, Pepper

Grandmother Elizabeth Pollard, 64, is believed to have fallen into the sinkhole close to a restaurant shortly after she started searching the area for her missing cat, Pepper

Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed up by a sinkhole that recently opened up in a western Pennsylvania village.

Elizabeth Pollard's family reported her missing after she went to search for Pepper, her cat. Search teams lowered a camera into a new sinkhole that had appeared and spotted a shoe, but have not found her yet.

Elizabeth Pollard’s family told police she had not been seen since going out on Monday evening to search for Pepper, her cat.

Rescuers are searching for a woman who went looking for her lost cat and apparently fell into a sinkhole that opened above an abandoned western Pennsylvania coal mine.

Elizabeth Pollard, 64, went missing Tuesday while looking for a missing cat and her 5-year-old granddaughter was later found in her nearby parked car.

Rescuers searched for a woman who went looking for her lost cat and apparently fell into a sinkhole that had recently opened above an abandoned western Pennsylvania coal mine.

Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed up by a sinkhole that recently opened up in a western Pennsylvania village.

Authorities fear Pennsylvania grandmother Elizabeth Pollard may have fallen into a sinkhole while searching for her cat. Sinkholes form when underground support collapses, creating sudden ground depressions.

Authorities fear Pennsylvania grandmother Elizabeth Pollard may have fallen into a sinkhole while searching for her cat. Sinkholes form when underground support collapses, creating sudden ground depressions.

Emergency services have worked through the night to try and find 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard