Our speaker at this months meeting was Rich Marco. He is a club member.
Rich narrowly escaped death when he fell 60 feet down an open 300+ deep mine shaft Saturday August 09, 2008.
HE AND HIS WIFE TELL THEIR STORY ON DVD, LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE ... AVAILABLE FROM NYE GOLD SEEKERS
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THE AREA WHERE HE AND KATHY WENT, NO ONE KNEW
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NO IDEA HOW TO DESCRIBE THEIR LOCATION FOR HELP
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MINE ENTRANCE SHOWN FOR SIZE, LOOKS INNOCENT
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EVEN HAD A REAL ESTATE SIGN IN FRONT
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THE SUN ILLUMINATED THE END OF THE HORIZONTAL
TUNNEL. NOTE THE SHADOW ON THE FLOOR
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THE FLOOR SHADOW WAS A HOLE. THIS IS THE HOLE
LOOKING DOWN. NOTE THE WOOD FRAME AT THE TOP
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THE TOP OF THIS TIMBER WAS USED TO TIE A 70 FT STRAP FOR KATHY TO RESCUE HER HUSBAND. PURE LUCK HERE.
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BILL DURBIN, NV DIV MINERALS AT THE ACCIDENT
SURVEYS AND RECORDS THE SCENE. HE FOUND TEN
MORE SIMILAR UNPROTECTED OPENINGS
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BILL ERECTED THIS SIGN TO WARN OTHERS
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