"One of the miners trapped after a gold mine in Sinaloa collapsed emerged from the darkness alive. Located with the help of a team of divers, the rescue of Francisco Zapata Najera gave hope to those waiting outside."
"The bare-chested miner was submerged in water up to his waist. Lucid and coherent, he told the rescuers that the water level had almost reached the ceiling. It went up to my neck, Zapata said later."
"Their familiarity with the environment fueled hope from the beginning that they would be found alive. When Jose Alejandro Castulo Colin, 44, was rescued after five days, that optimism grew."
Francisco Zapata Najera was rescued alive after 13 days trapped in a flooded gold mine in Sinaloa. Rescuers located him using a lamp he kept underwater. He was conscious and coherent, reporting that the water level had risen to his neck. The mine's complex network of tunnels made rescue efforts challenging, with one miner still missing. The resilience of the miners and their knowledge of the area contributed to the hope of finding survivors. Another miner was found dead the same day Zapata was rescued.
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