There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in the United States, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and these long-forgotten facilities can pose a variety of risks to people ...

The hunters hadn’t noticed it ... State officials with expertise in abandoned mines were consulted. The team began to pump oxygen into the hole in hopes that she was alive.

Authorities confirmed they have found the body of Elizabeth Pollard, the woman who fell into a sinkhole while searching for her cat.

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