Miner rescued alive after spending nearly 2 weeks trapped underground in flooded area
After nearly two weeks trapped underground following a mine flooding in Sinaloa, Mexico, miner Francisco Zapata Nájera was rescued alive. The El Rosario mine flooded on March 25 due to a dam breach, trapping Zapata Nájera and three others. He was located by divers on Tuesday, and rescued 21 hours later by the Mexican Army's Emergency Response Battalion. Of the 25 miners present during the accident, 21 escaped immediately, and one other survivor was rescued five days later. Sadly, one miner has been found dead and one remains missing. Zapata Nájera was stabilized and transported to a hospital for treatment.