Sheriff's Cave/Mine Rescue Team assisted Inyo Co. Sheriff with the rescue of a man who fell down a mine shaft 
DATE/TIME: Saturday, March 21, 2020 12:30 a.m.
INCIDENT: Mine Rescue
LOCATION: Death Valley - Inyo County, Ca.
VICTIM: Randolf Blattler, 60 years old, resident of Santee, Ca.
SUMMARY:
On Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 12:30 a.m. the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Emergency Operations Division, Volunteer Forces Unit received a request form the California Office of Emergency Services for assistance. Inyo County Sheriff's Department called for additional resources to assist in rescuing Randolf Blattler, who had fallen down a mine shaft in the desert in Death Valley. Members of the Sheriff's Cave/Mine Rescue Team responded to the scene along with teams from Inyo County, Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada.
After careful preparation and planning, a two-hour rescue began and culminated with Blattler being lifted from the mine shaft. Blattler sustained severe head trauma and was airlifted to a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Refer: Randy Naquin, Sergeant
Station: Emergency Operations Division - Volunteer Forces Unit
Case#: OES# 2020-LAW-11834
Phone: (909)252-4100
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner
Address/Location
SBSD - Headquarters
655 E 3rd St
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700