Teen rescued from California mineshaft after rope breaks, falls 50 feet to bottom
PLACER COUNTY, Calif. (CAL FIRE NEU/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) - A dramatic rescue unfolded when a 16-year-old boy was saved from a vertical mineshaft in Placer County, California, after a household rope ...
Crews rescue teen from 50-foot-deep California mineshaft: Watch
Placer County, California, rescue crews pounced into action and extracted a 16-year-old boy who was stranded in a nearly 50-foot mine shaft.
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Man dies after falling into river while clearing snow from bridge in Niigata
A 67-year-old man died after falling about 20 meters into a river while clearing snow from a bridge in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, police said Sunday. According to police, the incident occurred at ...
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Teen trapped after fall into ocean in Chemainus rescued by emergency crews
A teen had to be rescued after falling down an embankment into the freezing ocean in Chemainus on Friday, Feb. 14. At about 3 p.m. the North Cowichan Fire Department, British Columbia Ambulance ...
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16-Year-Old Rescued From Mine Shaft
A teenager is pulled out from a mineshaft. Video of the harrowing rescue was shared by first responders in Placer County, California.
Over 20,000 LoGest climbing ropes recalled due to fall hazard
There have been 13 reports of the recalled ropes breaking, according to the CPSC, and that includes one reported fall that resulted in a severe injury.