A 16-year-old boy was rescued after he got stuck down a mineshaft in Northern California, authorities said. The rescue ...

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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.

A 16-year-old boy was rescued from a 50-foot-deep mineshaft in Placer County, California, on0. The teen and his friends had rappelled into the mine using household ropes, but one broke, causing him to ...

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The department announced eight firefighters completed a 10-class rope technician certification. This training teaches students how to rig a rope-rescue system properly, and safely move an injured ...

A 16-year-old boy was rescued after falling into a 50-foot mine shaft in Northern California last week. The Placer County ...

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On their ascent, the 16-year-old boy’s rope broke, causing him to fall about 30 feet. He was unable to free climb the 50 feet up the vertical shaft. “Our technical rescue team, they went in ...

Using household ropes, the three youths rappelled about ... teams in the north state and was able to facilitate this technical rescue in a very confined and austere environment 180 feet inside ...