Rescue
Brix was preparing to take his shift when the air horn from the outside PA system went off.
“Cave-in! Cave-in! All personnel report immediately to the north end! This is not a drill! All personnel report immediately to the north end!”
Grabbing his rifle, he hustled out of the tent and raced along the outer walkway, along with more than a dozen other men. As he drew closer to the location where the incident had occurred, he could see a flurry of activity already happening. One of the county sheriffs waved for them to gather on one side of the barrier. Brix stared at the plumes of dust still floating above the hole.
“We have a cave-in approximately sixty yards down,” the man informed them. “We need everyone who’s trained in using grappling equipment to go down there and try to ret
