October 21, 2023 - Kern County Sheriff's Office officials report that on October 19, 2023, at about 10:40 p.m., Ridgecrest units were dispatched to the Johannesburg area for a 53-year-old male subject that fell in a mine shaft.
When they arrived, they found out that the subject was in a 120 feet mine shaft. Search and Rescue was called out. With the help of Kern County Fire Urban Search and Rescue and the KCSO China Lake Search and Rescue, they were able to get the male subject out of the mine shaft.
The subject was flown to the hospital with major injuries.
Source & photos: Kern County Sheriff's Office
