Sinkhole in New Jersey keeps I-80 closed after a section collapses into an abandoned mine
On Friday, road crews closed eastbound lanes on a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey due to a sinkhole, but it was still unclear when they would reopen. Illinois Park soccer field collapses due to massive sinkhole A highway guardrail still dangles in the air across a 40-foot-wide (12-meter) gaping hole, and […]
Huge sinkhole along I-80 in NJ caused by abandoned mineshaft
A massive 40-foot-by-40-foot sinkhole that opened up a major highway in New Jersey on Thursday was caused by an abandoned mine, officials said. Construction crews are working around the clock to repair a huge pothole along Interstate 80 near Exit 40 in Wharton that caused massive traffic delays the day after Christmas. The state Department […]
Monster sinkhole opens along I-80 in NJ, leading to closures
A huge sinkhole opened up along a major interstate in New Jersey Thursday morning, closing multiple lanes and forcing drivers onto local roads to avoid the sinkhole. The sinkhole, apparently large enough to swallow several cars, opened on the shoulder of Interstate 80 in Wharton around 7:45 a.m. According to NJ.com. Construction workers were crowding […]
Pennsylvania: Grandmother Who Fell Into Sinkhole While Looking For Her Cat Found Dead By Authorities
(Left) Elizabeth Pollard, 64 years old. (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania State Police) / (Right) The deadly sinkhole into which Pollard fell. (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania State Police) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory2:21pm – Friday, December 6, 2024 A 64-year-old woman who fell into a three-story deep sinkhole in western Pennsylvania has been sadly found dead after […]
Body of Pennsylvania woman who disappeared near sinkhole may have been found, coroners say
The Pennsylvania State Medical Examiner's Office announced Friday that investigators believe they have found the body of a woman last seen four days ago near a sinkhole above a closed coal mine. Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Sean Fribble said searchers believe they have found the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard. Shortly after 11 a.m., law […]
Searchers think they have found missing Pennsylvania woman last seen near sinkhole: coroner
The body of a woman who fell into a sinkhole was found Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat, a state police spokeswoman said Friday. Trooper Steve Limani said the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard was taken to the Westmoreland County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. Officials scheduled a mid-afternoon […]
Rescuers Search for Pennsylvania Woman, 64, Believed to Have Fallen in Sinkhole
A frantic search has been underway since Monday for a Pennsylvania grandmother who authorities believe is trapped in a deep sinkhole connected to an unstable abandoned mine. According to CNN, the family of Elizabeth Pollard, 64, called authorities around 1 a.m. Tuesday to say she and her 5-year-old granddaughter left the previous afternoon to look […]
Search for Pennsylvania grandma Elizabeth Pollard continues near sinkhole
The search for a grandmother believed to have fallen into a giant sinkhole continued Wednesday as authorities in Pennsylvania came across an unstable section of an abandoned mine beneath the sinkhole. elizabeth pollard 64 years old, she was looking for her lost cat Pepper when she went missing Margaret, Pennsylvania; At the time, she was […]
Rescuers ‘switching gears’ in search for grandma down 30-foot sinkhole
Rescue workers desperately searching for a Pennsylvania grandmother in a 30-foot sinkhole are “switching gears” amid fears the ground beneath them may open up even more. Elizabeth Pollard, 64, apparently fell into an abandoned coal mine in Pennsylvania while searching for her missing cat, and it has been more than 40 hours since her 5-year-old […]
Search for Pennsylvania woman Elizabeth Pollard begins after massive sinkhole discovered
Authorities in Pennsylvania are desperately searching for a grandmother who may have fallen into a giant sinkhole while searching for her missing cat. Elizabeth Pollard, 64, was last seen on the night of December 2nd in Margaret, Pennsylvania. She parked her car outside the restaurant to look for her lost cat, Pepper. Her 5-year-old granddaughter […]