Donkey rescued from an abandoned mine in Nevada

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Thanks to a hiker who was in the area who heard the cries of a donkey who fell into a 10 foot hole at an abandoned mine in Rhyolite Nevada last Thursday afternoon, the donkey who fell into the abandoned mine by accident, the hiker called 911 to ask for deputies of the Rye County Sheriff's Office for help in rescuing the donkey. The rescue party that came to get the donkey out of the hole saw that the entrance of the abandoned mine was on top of a mountain, the rescuers had to go by foot on the terrain to reach the donkey who was by himself in the bottom of the mine. The rescuers used a rope to get a hold of the donkey who was suffering from dehydration and hunger. Firefighters from Beatty Nevada used their firefighting equipment to hoist the donkey out of the abandoned mine safely. The donkey is in good condition after the rescue. Officials have learned their lesson by covering the entrance of the tunnel where the donkey fell down. It has not been determined how long the donkey was inside of the abandoned mine at this time..