Four miners were rescued alive after being trapped in a mine collapse in Santa Fe mine in Rosario, Sinaloa. The first to be rescued was 44-year-old José Alejandro, who was trapped for over 130 meters underground. He said he was not afraid and simply waited for rescue. "I could no longer walk, as the mud reached my stomach when I moved or my legs if I stood still," he shared. "What I did was stay still and wait, and wait." On the morning of Monday, March 30, he was rescued alive and immediately taken to a hospital in Mazatlán. Doctors reported that he is in good condition and will likely be discharged between Tuesday and Wednesday. Sinaloa's Secretary of Health, Cuitláhuac Gonzalez, stated that biological conditions vary for each person, so he could not comment on how many days a person can survive under such conditions. The four miners had finished eating and had food and water, so it is likely they were rationed during their confinement. Therefore, there is a high probability that the other three miners, who are trapped at a greater depth, will be freed in the coming hours. This has been the priority for the 42 rescue brigades that have been on site since Friday, March 27, when the collapse was reported in the media. José Alejandro said he was never afraid. He recounted that he felt two days had passed until he heard noises and imagined the rescue team was coming for them. "But suddenly the noises would disappear, and I would ask myself: why do they leave so soon? Have they already rested or is it already night? I told them roughly where I was." "No, I was not afraid, not at all," he added. The miner mentioned it was completely dark, and he did not know how much mud surrounded him. It was not until the next day or two days later that someone heard him, and he heard them too. "No, I never had fear, I only thought: let it be as God wills," commented José Alejandro Cástulo Colín, the first of the four miners to be rescued after being trapped for more than 130 hours at a depth of 300 meters. Originally from Michoacán, 44-year-old José Alejandro recounts his ordeal after the mine collapse on Wednesday, March 25. Recovering from the shock, exhausted at the Mazatlán hospital but with signs of recovery that could see him discharged by Monday or Tuesday, the miner shared his first impressions with reporters. He said that when he saw the mud spread due to humidity and the collapse, he tried to jump from one spot to a machine and then to another area called a counter-shaft to take shelter. "I could not hold on and thought: well, here it is, and let whatever is supposed to happen happen." José Alejandro was about a hundred meters away, so he did not realize the conditions in which the others were left. "What I did was remain silent, in total silence, to listen for voices or the noise of any machine. Nothing could be heard."
