“He is a very fortunate individual,” Operations Commander Roger Yensen of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Mountain Rescue Posse said Thursday of 62-year-old John Waddell. On Wednesday, Schrader ventured by the shaft outside the town of Aguila. “As I pulled out my truck I could hear him hollering, ‘Help, help!”‘ Schrader told FOX10 Phoenix . Sheriff Paul Penzone said he had no doubt that the posse, working with his office’s Search and Rescue Team, saved Waddell’s life. “Our men and women train year-round for this type of event,” he said, “and we are all grateful for this positive outcome.”

Source: National Post October 19, 2018 16:41 UTC