Sheinbaum celebrates rescue of worker at Santa Fe mine and highlights the work of the Army

The president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo shared the video of the miner’s rescue Francisco Zapata Nájera42 years old, who had been trapped for 13 days in the Santa Fe mine, in El Rosario, Sinaloa.

Through his social networks, Sheinbaum Pardo recognized “the exceptional” members of the Emergency Response Battalion of the Mexican Army, as well as “the faith” and “resistance” of the miner who made “this amazing rescue” possible.

“I am sure that each and every Mexican has our hearts with you,” she expressed.

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Calling it “incredible news,” President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated this Wednesday morning that the miner was found alive, while she confirmed that another was found dead.

“He is still in the mine, but one of the miners from the Santa Fe Mine in Rosario, Sinaloa was found alive. As you know, about 13 days ago four miners were left inside this mine. The rescue has not stopped from the first moment,” he said, recognizing the support of the mining company.

He stressed that the authorities have been “permanently” close to the workers’ families.

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“Yesterday, after 13 days, one of the miners was found alive. They still can’t get him out because it was divers who got in. A place where there was a lot of water; they are waiting for the water to be pumped to be able to get the miner out. Unfortunately, another miner was also found, but now dead.

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“There is still one person left to rescue and the work continues, and we hope that today this person who remained in this place for 13 days can leave the mine, and incredibly and fortunately he was found alive,” he explained.

The Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection reported this Tuesday that the miner, originally from Durango, was located at 1:50 p.m. after more than 312 hours of uninterrupted work.

Read also Third worker found dead at Santa Fe mine; Work continues to find the last miner in Sinaloa

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