Boy Taking Photos Falls Into Mine Shaft
Boy Rescued From Mine New Years Eve
Posted: 01/02/2008
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1965 days ago
Kern County fire crews spent New Year's Eve rescuing a child trapped inside an abandoned mine shaft in the high desert near Randsburg.Firefighters said a child was taking pictures at the entrance to an old mine when he slipped and fell 50 feet down a vertical shaft.Crews arrived within 20 minutes and lowered a paramedic, along with four other firefighters, down the shaft to rescue the child.The boy was brought up and taken to an area hospital.
