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Near Misses
Incidents that could have resulted in a fatality, but did not.


04/02/2007

Denver Rocky Mtn News
April 2, 2007

DOG PULLED FROM MINE SHAFT


Emergency crews rescued a dog Saturday afternoon after it fell 15 feet down a mine shaft while walking with its owner near the Switzerland Trail, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.

Officers were called to the trail about 13 miles west of Boulder off Sugarloaf Road.

Rescuers found the animal sitting on a ledge about 15 feet down the mine shaft hole. The dog wasn't injured.

(Source: Rocky Mountain News)