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1.媒體來源:
BBC


2.完整新聞標題:
Man 'fought snakes' to survive after falling down 100ft mineshaft
男子跌落三十公尺深礦坑擊敗蛇群後獲救

3.完整新聞內文:

An Arizona man has survived two days trapped alone in an abandoned mine shaft
with rattlesnakes.

一名亞利桑那州的男子獨自困在充滿響尾蛇的礦井兩天後生還活救。

He killed three of the snakes while waiting to be discovered, according to
rescue crews.

救援隊伍表示男子在等待救援期間殺了其中三隻響尾蛇。

John Waddell, 62, was lowering himself into a 100ft (30m) gold mine shaft,
when his equipment broke, said a friend who found him.

據發現他的朋友表示，當62歲的John Waddell當要深入30公尺深的金礦井時因為裝備
出狀況而跌落。

Mr Waddell broke both his legs and survived for 48 hours with no food or
water, officials say.

官方表示Waddell兩隻腿都傷了，在無食水的狀況生存了48小時。


Emergency teams worked for over six hours to remove him from the abandoned
mine and airlift him to hospital.

救難隊花了六小時才把他從礦井裡救出來上機送醫。


Terry Schrader, a friend of the victim, told local media that Mr Waddell had
called him on Monday to tell him he was going into the mine to look for gold
and precious metals, and asked that he check on him if he had not returned by
Tuesday.

Waddell的朋友Terry Schrader告訴當地媒體：Waddell在周一時跟他說要去礦井裡找些
黃金或其他貴金屬，如果周二前沒有回來請Schrader確認他的行蹤。


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當事礦井

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示意圖，非當事響尾蛇


On Wednesday he arrived at the mine, which is on Mr Waddell's property in
Aguila - 90 miles (145km) northwest of downtown Phoenix.
"As I pulled out my truck I could hear him hollering. 'Help, help!'" he told
ABC 15, expressing guilt that he had not checked on him sooner.
The mine was in a remote location with no mobile phone service, so he had to
drive out of the desert to call emergency officials, he said.

Schrader週三來到了位於鳳凰城西北方145公里的礦邊(Waddell的私人財產)，聽到
Waddell大喊救命。Schrader很自責沒有早點來關心Waddell的安危。
這礦位於沒有收訊的偏遠地帶，他必須開出沙漠才能撥打緊急電話。


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當事礦坑，約30公尺深

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首先發現受困者的Schrader圖


"The carabiner broke I guess, and he supposedly fell 40 to 50 feet," said Mr
Schrader, adding that his friend is "a tough guy".

Schrader表示可能是安全扣壞了，Waddell大概往下墜落了十幾公尺，並表示Waddell是個
硬漢。

"He's got both artificial knees. One of them is messed up," he said.

「他兩隻腳都是人工膝蓋，其中一邊已經不太行了」Schrader說。

Another friend, Mike Balowski, told KSAZ-TV that he believes Mr Waddell
killed the rattlesnakes because he was hungry.

另一名朋友Mike Balowski說，他認為Waddell是因為餓了才殺了那些響尾蛇。


He described him as an experienced "miner by trade" and said he spoke to him
in the hospital on Thursday morning.
"I told him I was going to kick his rear end when he gets better for not
being there with somebody," he said.

Balowski說Waddell是個專業礦工，並說「我跟他說你竟然一個人去那種地方，
等你傷好了我要踹爆你的屁股」

There are 13 types of rattlesnakes that can be found in Arizona, according to
state wildlife officials.

專家表示亞利桑那有十三種不同的響尾蛇

Rattlesnakes are venomous and can kill an adult with just one bite.
響尾蛇有毒而且咬到一下就可以毒死一名成人

Officials had to use hundreds of feet of rope to rig a pulley system in order
to lift Mr Waddell out of the shaft.
搜救人員用了數百呎的繩子搭乘滑輪才能把Waddell救上來。

As he was raised to the surface, local media say he could be heard screaming
in agony.
Waddell在被拉上來的過程發出痛苦的慘叫。

Roger Yensen, Mountain Rescue Posse commander, called it a very challenging
operation.
搜救指揮官Yensen表示這是個很困難的救援行動。


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當事礦井

He told reporters that one rescuer had to first abseil in to the shaft to
assess Mr Waddell's injuries.

Yensen說在救援前必須派出一名隊員攀繩而下評估Waddell的傷勢


He was found to be severely dehydrated, but able to speak, and had suffered
possible ankle and leg fractures as well as friction burns to his hands -
likely caused by gripping the rope.

Waddell當時嚴重脫水但仍可說話，腳踝和腿部似乎有骨折，手上可能因為和繩子的
高速摩擦而燒傷。

Sheriff Paul Penzone told the AP news agency that the rescue posse and the
sheriff's search-and-rescue team saved Mr Waddell's life.
"Our men and women train year-round for this type of event," he said, "and we
are all grateful for this positive outcome."

治安官Penzone表示搜救隊伍整年都在進行相關的訓練，很高興看到這次能成功救回
Waddell先生。


4.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45893215


5.備註:


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