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.

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 ...

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 ...