{"id":833583,"date":"2026-05-08T15:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/?p=833583"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:43:53","slug":"pennsylvania-grandma-looking-for-cat-outside-restaurant-fell-to-her-death-when-sinkhole-opened-above-abandoned-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/news\/pennsylvania-grandma-looking-for-cat-outside-restaurant-fell-to-her-death-when-sinkhole-opened-above-abandoned-mine","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Grandma Looking for Cat Outside Restaurant Fell to Her Death When Sinkhole Opened Above Abandoned Mine"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Elizabeth Pollard was looking for her cat in Unity Township, Pennsylvania, in December 2024 when she <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/news\/remaind-found-massachusetts-woods-missing-grandma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disappeared<\/a>. Pollard had taken her 5-year-old granddaughter with her and parked outside Monday&rsquo;s Union Restaurant on Marguerite Road. When Pollard got out of the car, she fell into a <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/news\/12-year-old-boy-trapped-in-sinkhole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sinkhole<\/a> above an abandoned mine. It took crews days to excavate the area and eventually uncover Pollard&rsquo;s body. Nearly two years later, her family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and wants the landowner to pay.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Police initially found Pollard&rsquo;s car with the child inside.<\/strong><\/h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwtae4%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0zfPQSk1tDNLCwrTEZbE4GFZsifha2wzPwRrR3ZVhkiFU9u3Z4cUMfpTYHii3S2yl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><p>According to CBS News, Pollard&rsquo;s family called police to report her missing in the early morning of December 3. Police located her car outside the restaurant a short time later with her 5-year-old granddaughter inside and unharmed. They quickly determined Pollard likely fell into a sinkhole and began the grueling task of excavating the land and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/westmoreland-county-sinkhole-search-missing-woman-unity-township\/\">looking for her<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Police found her body several days later.<\/strong><\/h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7MtQWS_P0gw?si=Zz5qEzbVlCX7DMAj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p>Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve Limani announced the discovery on December 6, during a news conference.<\/p><p>&ldquo;When she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7MtQWS_P0gw&amp;t=7s\">fell through the shaft<\/a>, and she landed and struck that mound of &mdash; we&rsquo;ll call it a Hershey Kiss [shape] &mdash; it appears that she rolled or moved that 12 feet or so where our initial spot was,&rdquo; Limani said.<\/p><p>Limani also said that he felt a bit of relief knowing the family could have some closure.<\/p><p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t have been more happy for the family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7MtQWS_P0gw&amp;t=7s\">that we were able to find her<\/a> because that was the only thing that they were concerned with after yesterday, was if they can have her so they can do what&rsquo;s right when it comes to a memorialized service and having a viewing and everything that everyone deserves to have if that&rsquo;s what your faith believes,&rdquo; he added during the news conference.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The family might feel relieved, but they still want justice.<\/strong><\/h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1853713225320270%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><p>According to WGAL, Pollard&rsquo;s family filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/family-files-lawsuit-womans-fatal-fall-pennsylvania-sinkhole\/71188730\">wrongful death suit<\/a> against U.S. Steel, Monday&rsquo;s Union Restaurant, and other unnamed parties, claiming they could have prevented Pollard&rsquo;s death. The family&rsquo;s attorney, Mark Malone, told the news station, &ldquo;The Pollard family is looking for answers and accountability.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Malone explained that although the Marguerite Mine closed in 1953, U.S. Steel still owns the mine. &ldquo;Even though it&rsquo;s closed, they probably still own the mineral rights below the restaurant,&rdquo; he said.<\/p><p>Malone said his clients never want another family to face this kind of heartache. If the land had been properly marked, Pollard might still be here.<\/p><p>&ldquo;If we can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/family-files-lawsuit-womans-fatal-fall-pennsylvania-sinkhole\/71188730\">change U.S. Steel&rsquo;s approach<\/a> here on how they approach their abandoned mines to be more proactive than reactive, that&rsquo;s a huge win for them. They just want to make sure that this doesn&rsquo;t happen to anybody else in the future,&rdquo; he said.<\/p><p>According to her obituary, Pollard had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bachafh.com\/obituary\/Elizabeth-Pollard\">career<\/a> in retail that she loved and &ldquo;enjoyed flower gardening, crafts, and her cats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Pollard was looking for her cat in Unity Township, Pennsylvania, in December 2024 when she disappeared. Pollard had taken her 5-year-old granddaughter with her and parked outside Monday&rsquo;s Union Restaurant on Marguerite Road. When Pollard got out of the car, she fell into a sinkhole above an abandoned mine. 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