A rescuer is then seen rappelling into the mine shaft, which opens up from the desert floor in a massive chasm. The two people are hoisted out of the mine shaft, followed by the crew member.

Two men await rescue at the bottom of a 250-foot-deep mineshaft near Twentynine Palms in the San Bernardino County desert on April 19, 2025. They were not injured. (Courtesy of San Bernardino ...

2 men need rescue from abandoned mine in remote California desert By Sam Mauhay-Moore , National Parks Reporter April 26, 2025 A warning sign at the Colosseum Mine in San Bernardino County, Calif ...

Two men await rescue at the bottom of a 250-foot-deep mineshaft near Twentynine Palms in the San Bernardino County desert on April 19, 2025. They were not injured. (Courtesy of San Bernardino ...