Events Health Local 2026-04-10T16:24:32+00:00

Santa Fe Mine Rescue: Hope and Uncertainty

Rescuers work in extreme underground conditions trying to find the last missing miner. The wife of one of the missing asks for the operation, now in its 15th day, not to be stopped. Hope is mixed with uncertainty.


Santa Fe Mine Rescue: Hope and Uncertainty

For a family, and for an entire state, the story is not yet over. Officially, the National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) has not released the identity of the miner found dead in the Santa Fe mine, so it is not yet possible to confirm if he is the worker from Guanajuato; the information remains under verification while rescue operations and notifications to family members continue. The location of one of the miners alive raised expectations, but also highlighted the fragility of the situation. Amid this physical and emotional exhaustion, the families remain in waiting, following every development. For the family, that possibility keeps the hope alive that it is the man from Guanajuato. The rescue has been described as a complex process, marked by flooded tunnels, mud, and extreme conditions underground. "Please keep working, we are missing one". With that brief but faith-filled message, the wife of Abraham Aguilera, the miner from Guanajuato trapped in the Santa Fe mine, pleaded on social media for the rescue operation, now in its 15th day of uncertainty, not to be stopped. The message, accompanied by a symbolic image, comes at a key moment in the operation: after finding workers alive and one without vital signs, one miner remains unaccounted for, and that could be her husband. This Thursday, actions to locate the trapped miner continued, with pumping in the zero zone, cleaning and removal of material at different points, as well as the continuity of... During the nearly two weeks of work, teams have carried out pumping, electrical installation, and exploration with canine units, in a race against time where every clue counts. At over 300 meters deep with galleries extending for kilometers, brigades, divers, and specialized personnel work nonstop to clear a path through the water and debris. Coordination at the Santa Fe mine was maintained throughout the day. The voice of Abraham's wife encapsulates that moment: it is not just a call, it a demand from hope. While authorities and rescuers say they will not stop until the last worker is found, in Guanajuato the attention remains fixed on Sinaloa.