First responders in Westmoreland County are searching for a 64-year-old woman who reportedly fell in a 30-foot sinkhole in Unity Township.

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

State troopers are searching for a missing woman who may have fallen into a 30-foot sinkhole in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The search effort was happening in the area of Marguerite Road in Unity Township.

A search and rescue effort was underway in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after a grandmother searching for her cat appears to have plunged into a sinkhole that authorities said was at least 30 feet deep.

Search underway for missing woman who may have fallen into sinkhole in Westmoreland County

The sinkhole appears to have been created during the time that Pollard was walking around, officials said, noting that there is no evidence that the hole was there before she started looking for her cat.

A desperate search is underway for a missing woman in western Pennsylvania who may have fallen into a 30-foot-deep sinkhole. About 100 people were helping with the search and rescue in Unity Township on Tuesday.