Officials said a teenager was rescued from a California mineshaft, when he and his friends decided to search the cave with the help of a home rope.
The Placey County Fire Department said that the crew, with the help of the UB Burn City Fire Department, responded to medical rescue on February 10, for a 16 -year -old boy, who was stuck in about 50 feet Deep Vanda ICAL Bhi Mine.
When the crew arrived, they were led by the victim’s friends in the cave and learned that he and his friends entered the shaft to explore, after about 180 feet hiking by horizontal shaft next to a mountain.
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California’s emergency crew rescues a teenager from a 50 -foot DEEP Tanda Mineshaft. (Credit: Cal Fire New /TMX)
Using domestic ropes, all three youths landed about 40-50 feet from the Vert bhi shaft. But on the way back, the rope broke, and the third victim fell about 30 feet down the bottom of the shaft.
Officials said the victim tried to get out of the shaft, but eventually he was out of strength and placed himself on a shore while waiting for the rescuers.
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California’s emergency crew rescues a teenager from a 50 -foot DEEP Tanda Mineshaft. (Credit: Cal Fire New /TMX)
When the rescuers came, they set up a lighter, yet complex rope system and installed a system to monitor the air quality in the shaft.
The primary rescue of the team then led the victim’s place, secured it from a harness, and lifted it from the shaft to safety.
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California’s emergency crew rescues a teenager from a 50 -foot DEEP Tanda Mineshaft. (Credit: Cal Fire New /TMX)
Once safe, the victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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In a press release in the fire department, the Place County Fire Department rescue team is one of the busiest teams in the north state and was able to facilitate this technical rescue in a very limited and harsh environment of 180 feet inside the mountain. “This phenomenon highlights the unique natural risks present in our beautiful and rigid landscape in Plessie County. Our commitment to public safety in these various scenes using high -trained special operations teams is supreme in our service.”