Two rescued from mine shaft: Firefighters pull explorers from 200-foot drop

Two rescued from mine shaft: Firefighters pull explorers from 200-foot drop

TWENTYNINE PALMS — A remote location, difficult terrain and a 200-foot drop were not enough to stop county firefighters from rescuing a pair of novice spelunkers from the bottom of a 200-foot mine shaft Saturday.

Two Marines rescued from bottom of gold mine in Twentynine Palms after they couldn't climb back out

Two marines were rescued from the bottom of a non-operational gold mine shaft in Twentynine Palms.  At around 1:00 p.m. on Saturday (April 19), San Bernardino County Fire received a call regarding a rescue at a mine shaft near Crown Road in Twentynine Palms. Officials with County Fire say that three people climbed to the mine at the top of a mountain. Two males identified as Marines in their 20s repelled 80 ft down the bottom of the mine, at whi…

Dog rescued from mine shaft

A much-loved dog is back home safe and sound after falling down a mine shaft in the Chewton Bushlands last Tuesday afternoon. Castlemaine SES were first on the scene after reports came through that a dog had fallen into a deep shaft. After an initial assessment, the crew called in the CFA’s Oscar 1 Emergency Response Mine Rescue Brigade to take the lead on the technical rescue. Oscar 1 members tested the air in the shaft and confirmed that breat…