A team of divers rescue of the Emergency Response Battalion of the Armythey located on Tuesday Francisco Zapata Nájera, one of the four miners who were trapped in the mine “Minerales de Sinaloa”, in the municipality of El Rosario, Sinaloa after the collapse recorded on March 25.
At the time of the rescue, the worker exclaimed “I did not lose faith.”
The military rescue personnel, after making dives to recognize the affected area and providing food, water and oxygen to the victim, extracted Francisco Zapata towards the entrance of the mine, who only showed signs of dehydrationso he was given emergency medical attention for his recovery.
Rescue of a worker at the Santa Fe mine in Sinaloa (04/08/2026). Photo: Special
Members of the Force on Alert Situation (FUSA) of the III Military Region, carried out the evacuation in a UH-60 (Black Hawk) helicopter of the Mexican Air Force to the facilities of the General Hospital of Mazatlán.
It was also located in the third lifeless minerAfter the discovery, the technical procedures for the recovery were carried out and the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Sinaloa began the procedures for its transfer to the forensic unit, where the corresponding tests will be carried out for its identification.
Rescue of a worker at the Santa Fe mine in Sinaloa (04/08/2026). Photo: Special
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The authorities maintain direct communication with the relatives to inform them about the proceedings.
Meanwhile, uninterrupted work continues at the site to locate the last worker.
Rescue of a worker at the Santa Fe mine in Sinaloa (04/08/2026). Photo: Special
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