The Las Cruces Fire Department’s technical rescue team was dispatched alongside state police Monday morning to assist in rescuing a person who had fallen into an abandoned mine shaft in the Organ Mountains. The call came in at about 10:30 a.m.
The individual fell from a rope and was trapped more than 60 feet below the surface without a way out. Authorities said the person was able to reach an area within the shaft where a cell signal was available and called 911.
Rescuers located the shaft and set up a rope system to bring the individual to safety. The person suffered rope burn injuries to the arms and hands but had no other reported injuries.
No firefighters were reported injured from this rescue.
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