Miners Discover Something Terrifying | Cave Exploring Gone WRONG 

The hoistman who refused to leave mayhave failed but he is a true hero for trying to save his friends in the face of death.

Oh god that last story... It really seems like the universe had something against those parents. I hope they have good support, how someone can live after this much tragedy is amazing.

So sad for the last couple. At least the little boy in the hole had died on impact, not suffered and starved alone and terrified down there in the cold and dark. I hope that gives his parents at least a crumb of comfort.

That last story was just brutal. I feel so sorry for that family. Suffering back to back to back tragedies like that. I wouldn't call it a "Cave Exploring Gone Wong" story though.

That second story is infuriating. So often, it's some greedy asshole/company flouting safety regulations to get a bit more money that leads to death and destruction for so many.

The third story shows how bad life can simply be. Losing three out of three children, that is the worst thing I've ever heard. I know this story from when it happened and back then it was already so sad. Even thinking about it is depressing.

It is absolutely tragic to lose a child in a well. Here in Portugal, especially in rural areas it was normal to dig wells. The worst thing was to leave them abandoned and drowning accidents occurred when least expected. Fortunately, a law was put into effect whereby all wells without exception had to be covered and in the best case sealed. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. Let's hope this doesn't happen again today.

My neighbor worked in the Sunshine Mine in the 70s and lost three fingers to mining equipment. He just happened to have the day off when the tragedy struck.

Years ago in Death Valley I entered an abandoned mine to look around. It was crazy. Right out of Indiana Jones. The entrance had a grid of chains across it, but we dug underneath the sand and slipped in. Walked in a ways with our flashlights, then saw a tunnel to the left, with an old rusty, decrepit narrow gauge railroad track that disappeared down and around a curve. Unbelievable. We kept going straight until far enough in that when we turned off the flashlights you could not see your hand directly in front of your eyes. That was it for me, backed up and out of there. Very dangerous. Very.

I've climbed mountains and dove shipwrecks in blue water but thanks to your content, I'm good on never going cave exploring.

The man in the first story that stayed behind to get other miners up is a hero ❤️

The last story was so heartbreaking... Reminds me why when buying my home we insisted that the sellers bring the well cap up to code. It was our only hard sticking point on the inspection report. So scary!

Thanks for the extra upload! Poor Victoria, I can't imagine such tragedies.

the first story where the man hosting the lads up refused to leave is truely amazing a true man rip

Well done as always! After exploring abandoned underground mines for many years, one of the most clear takeaways is how dangerous mining was prior to the 1980’s. Mining is still extremely dangerous, but has gotten much better. There was a fire in the Lucky Friday Mine THIS YEAR, just a few miles from the Sunshine Mine - thankfully no one died, in part due to modern safety guidelines.

I just had an existential crisis thinking it was Sunday. Nope, just a special Wednesday treat!

If you want to get rich during a gold rush, don't go out to find gold. Instead sell pickaxes!

you should really name the rescuers, especially if they passed. it’s a way to honor their memory and sacrifice, and it gives more information for the video

That last story is so devastating for that family. I cannot imagine experiencing and being around the death of multiple children at different moments of your life :(

Oh man … I have friend that used to work at the Sunshine Mine. His dad was on one of the teams that had to recover the dead miners. He would never talk about it though. It’s crazy to see the details. Tragic event, I didn’t expect to hear about it on this video …

One of my best friends lives right next to the old offices of the Sunshine Mine. Both he and his dad worked for Sunshine at one time or the other. That fire really decimated the entire area and there were two or even three generations of men that died in that single day. It was a high percentage of the men in that small rural area. There's a beautiful statue and plaque commemorating the men that were lost in that terrible fire. What a terrible tragedy.

It must be so hard for that man to live knowing 10 men died to to save his life. He must feel so guilty, even though of course he is not to blame.

Didn't expect a story so close to home. Here in North Idaho we're still mining silver to this day. I've been in some of those "spent" mines and it is incredibly claustrophobic

As a father, the thought of my child trapped alone in a dark scary place crying, 30 seconds away from death, is completely unbearable. If I can take any solace at all, it's that it was over quickly. And I sincerely hope the boy was too young to fully understand the level of grave danger he was in before he died.

This channel has quickly grown into one of my favorite channels (the few i actively check for new videos). Keep up the good work!

I liked this one! Not any social media influcuencer tricks, no interruptions about sponsors, or anything. Just plain old good story telling 👌👌💕

I grew up in Nevada. We knew that running around like mad men was dangerous because there were shafts that go straight down with no warning. I never ever ever step foot in a mine.

That last one had me in tears. As a father, I’d 100% end it, I couldn’t bare that.

I remember Lassing really well, I was a child back then. Luckily they found Georg Hainzl and it was all over the news, everyone was so happy he survived. For a while all of Austria was hoping against hope that some of the rescuers could be saved but unfortunately no, that was terrible.

Second story, im a local there, the miners actualy complained for weeks before the collapse about cracking sounds and leaking watter which got pumped out, they where more or less forced to go back to work or they loose there jobs. The guy they hoisted out still lives around here, he cannot sleep in the dark anymore since then and still got nightmares of it. Truly horrific and all because of greed. P.s forgive if my english is bad, not my native language.

I absolutely love the storytelling and amount of information in it. It brings the story to life, thanks for the extra uploads btw!

That last story. I have lost children and anyone who hasnt cant possibly imagine the pain. I hope they are somehow ok.

Bro please continue to upload these videos It literally helps spread awareness when it comes to cave exploring!. I literally listen to your podcast while I'm working at my job. That sound in the baccground Always amuses me and absolutely keep me interested in watching. Not saying it's boring or anything. I love it 👍🏾

And folks this is why my hobbies are golf, pickup basketball with my buddies and paintballing. This cave/diving shit is wayy to dangerous for my liking

The second story is scary because talc mines are already super unstable, adding another level was a huge mistake

I’ve never felt so thankful to be alive. Started watching this amazing channel 2 weeks ago. So interesting, but also a lot of these are cautionary tales that we can learn from. My heart drops and my face makes a pained face whenever I think of the family members

This surprise upload is definitely a lovely way to end the day...

That was last story was so awful...as a new parent I can't imagine going through that. I honestly wish I hadn't heard it.

So sad about the other men but I was so anxious for George to make it. What a harrowing story. Wonderful as usual

Hands down my favorite series on RU-vid. Keep up the good work SI!

My dad's a miner, and hearing stories like this makes me thankful for all the harsh rules they have

That last story destroys my heart, as a parent. I would absolutely die if something like that happened to either of my kids. People tease me for being “paranoid” because I hold my kids hands and always buckle them into shopping carts. 🙄 Better being “paranoid” than sitting at your child’s grave wishing you had been.

Hey Sean, I love your videos. They are extremely informative and well made. I try and watch your long videos instead of the short form videos (like reels and shorts) present on different platforms. This really helps me pay attention for a longer period of time without getting over-stimulated, thank you!

I love your caving videos! You're a great narrator

a non sunday upload? yay. something to watch at work i hope you do extra uploads more often 😃

I know of another mining disaster that you could consider covering. I do believe it happened sometime around the 1920/1930s. It was the Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada Mining disaster. Many men were trapped underground for days and some never made it out of the mine after the disaster happened. What caused the disaster if I recall correctly was something the miners called a “bump”, it is where the floor of the mine rises up to the ceiling of the mine. My Grandfather on my father’s side of the family worked in another local coal mine in the Town of River Hebert, which is now a small community and a shadow of what it once was. There should be lots of information on the Springhill disaster to find online. There is also a miners museum in the small community of Springhill itself, it is only open during the summer months and there is still a section of the mine open where a tour guide will take you down to a point where they turn of the lights so you get to experience the type of darkness those trapped miners had to experience until the ones that were rescued, were saved, while sadly others died slowly from starvation/wounds and other that were arguably more lucky died instantly. In the province of Nova Scotia, Canada there was a really recent coal mining disaster that happened in the late 1990s in the town New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Unfortunately everyone in that disaster died and it happened so to a coal dust based explosion. I remember it because one of the girls in my class during high school lost high uncle in that disaster. I still remember the call that got her to go to the office and then when she returned to class to get her stuff in order for her to leave. She was crying so hard and for most of us that was the first time in our lives we had seen someone going through the loss of someone they were very close to due to a tragedy or even just normal causes like old age. I do believe it was grade seven when it happened. There is a rich coal mining history in the province of Nova Scotia that can be explored. With that all said thanks again for another interesting video guy. Keep up the great work. Cheers!!!

Regarding the last story - i dont understand how men can be so neglectful, leaving remote wells without some type of lid or metal grid put on them to prevent humans and animals from falling inside them. Not only that child's death was easily preventable, but accidental deaths like that all around the world are easily preventable by putting such a simple thing as lid or metal grid on the wells.

I remember watching the live news,of all the miners trapped,in SA,I think Chile. They survived, but stuck below surface ,80+ days. Happened mid 2000s.

The couple in the last story is far stronger than I. As a father, I don't think I could bear going through half of what they had to endure.

I gotta tell you, I check every other day or so and am always surprised to see you've kicked out yet another quality upload. Keep it up man!

I wish you could post more often, these stories amaze me. There are so many mining stories out there, cave diving and spelunking, I am sure you could post a ton more stuff. Not being critical at all, just really enjoy these stories and hate waiting for the next post. I enjoy the attempted cover-ups that get caught with the greedy employers trying to leach every last drop from their workers and then pay a huge price for their negligence and avarice. My favourite and not in a fun way was the Byford-Dolphin incident and other deep sea incidents that have occured.

If you want more mining stories. The worst disaster in Canadian history was the Hillcrest Mine disaster in the Crowsnest pass of the Rocky Mountains. A few years later the Frank Slide mining disaster happened on the mountain next to where the Hillcrest disaster was. Both very fascinating story’s. “And in that mine, young man, you'll find A wealth of broken dreams -- As long and as dark and as black and as wide As the coal in the Hillcrest seam.”

I really can’t imagine how difficult life must’ve living in those times. Imagine how many more mining accidents happened back then that were lost in time…

As a gravel miner I find these kinds of stories pretty interesting. It's a really sobering reminder about quickly thing's can go bad.

there is a local disaster here kinda similar to the first and relatively close to the site ,its called the Speculator Mine disaster ,its considered the most deadly hard rock mining disaster in US history but goes pretty unnoticed despite the cost in human life being so horrible ,and the whole disaster being painfully avoidable.

Another crazy good video by our man Sean. I've been in situations like this as my time as a miner. We used to get rooms of ARs on hand for situations like this. No time to hesitate, we would just move from room to room, performing our sweep and clear movements to ensue that we held the line - we do our job well

just wanted to commend you on your Vincent Li podcast episode; I thought you presented everything with thoughtfulness and empathy, which is refreshing considering that so many people in Canada reject his NCR ruling and want him to be locked up forever. It's a truly tragic case, and I think you did a terrific job sharing it.

This is one of my favorite channels. Thank you for the AWESOME content you put out 😊

Thanks for the extra! This channel quality of videos is remarkable, every time. ❤

Oh my word! George, you lucky, LUCKY fiend you! My gosh, that second story had me biting my nails on the edge of my seat! You tell these horrifying tales so well, Mr.NarratorMan. I cant even come close to imagining how much relief George felt upon hearing a disturbance and then to KNOW they were coming for him and that he had actually been saved.. what a relief he must've felt that evening, or.. day? I actually have no idea when they got him out... thank God tho... Rest in peace to the men lost in these tales of great sorrow and woe.

love YOUR stories, I try to get more and have tried lotssss of other channels, but there is something about ur narration, tone, and background music that makes me feel like its happening live. KEEP IT UPPPP (but dont burn out too stay healthy)

Liked before even listening... I know these stories will be great.

I'm so proud that they could stay strong for their boys. I'll be honest, I wouldn't have been able to stay strong. I likely wouldn't be alive still after losing all my kids 😢

The last one... Nobody would've begrudged the parents if they would've broken after that. The fact that they stayed together and (hopefully) find some comfort...

I like that you have multiple stories, it always seems like the first one can go on for the entire video, so I'm always in suspense as to how and where the tale might end. Nice work good sir 👏 👍 👌

The last story is so heartbreaking that it‘s difficult to even imagine all the pain and grief this poor couple must have endured.

Great channel. Last story heartbreaking 💔

19:52 I’m kind of conflicted about them bringing charges against the uncle or cousin or whatever. They should have been watching him, and usually after losing a child, parents actually get far too overly protective. The well probably should have been better secured, but he shouldn’t be found at fault just because he didn’t get permits to dig the well. The opening is 10”, and if he didn’t have kids, he had no reason to suspect anything could get in there, especially since he had taken measures to keep wild animals out. If the parents were indeed aware the well was there, the uncle really doesn’t bear any blame. There are fatal dangers all around, and a parent’s responsibility to make sure kids are kept from them until they’re old enough to do so themselves. It’s tragic, but it was an accident. And having him pay for the city’s rescue efforts is just silly. Would they have done that had the boy been found alive? They should have retrieved the boy regardless, but they also should have known he passed immediately, given the depth of the hole.

I love your voice and method of story telling. You are my favorite of all story tellers! Also the background music you use in this video is the best! It goes perfectly with the subject of stories you tell.

For me amongst the worst underground events is the Gresford Mining Disaster in 1934 - at Gresford, near Wrexham,North Wales. It killed 266 men and boys, and 254 bodies are still down there ☹️ There's a memorial, and I always felt sadness and a shudder anytime I walked or drove past...the conditions they worked under were horrendous, but dying down there, doesn't bear thinking about. I believe the youngest victim was 15 years-old and the oldest 67...

This is one of my favourit channel, I always look forward to uploads

I love this channel. Hands down one of the best!!

I love watching your videos just before bed. The earie ambience is enhanced by the darkness.

Love your storytelling my dude

Kid passes out and you dont worry wtf

Goddamn that last story, wew. You do a great job with this channel and I really enjoy your videos, hard as they may be to watch. I hope you find lots of success and keep up the great work!

that last story truly broke my heart.

I used to wonder why some moms seemed to lose their minds after losing a child. Then I became a mom. I could totally see myself stubbornly refusing to release one son’s body to doctors and talking about him all the time. If I lost both, I’d be that crazy woman wailing in the streets every night

I feel so bad for Victoria, I couldn’t imagine that amount of loss.

YAAHHHHHHSSSSSSSSS I was going through all of your cave diving videos just yesterday and was soooo sad I’d already watched them all 😂😅😂 I'm a total nerd for your videos; I swear, haha

Great vid, thanks for the upload :)

"Not the actual person" *adds an arrow to point at the random individual*

I am from Austria and remember quite well the media coverage of the case of Lassing, though I was about 13. I can remember, that George was asked what he wished now the most, shortly after rescued and the answered a meal his - I think - grandmother supposed to cook for him. If it wasn't for the ten dead other miners, this could be such a sweet anekdote. I always hoped, he never felt guilty about the other ten loosing their life in pursuit of rescue his.

Ahhh waiting for my college class while listening to spooky stuff never felt so good

No joke, I recently watched every one of your vids and it’s got me kinda feening for daily vids🤣 I know that’s unsustainable though haha

The pain that comes with your child dying is so unimaginable to those that have not been through this, and I hope you never do.

For some reason this helps me sleep, now that im thinking about it anything cave horror related helps me sleep.

in a history lesson (england) i learned about accounts from miners in sheffield in around the industail revolution where they would have to walk 7 miles through dark tunnels crouching the whole way and barley even got payed for it this isnt a caving incident its just horrible

Legit thought something weird had happened and I double checked the date lol. The extra video is great!

11:47 Why did it take them so long? I can’t believe they wasted two days just deciding what to do next. I really hope this led to protocols being changed, safeguards put in place, and at least some plan should something similar happen again.

I always like the background music for these vids, it goes really well with the story.

George... what a BEAST.

Donkey Kong Country's Mine Cart Carnage level taught me to never mess with caves.

I loved the history of the sunshine mine. Awesome 🙂

First time listening to one of your videos with headphones.. 😳 so cool !

I followed the rescue efforts of Julien on an hourly basis back then and was so heartbroken for the family and the little boy, being a father myself. Months later, we almost lost one of our sons as well to a meningitis, but luckily he made it and recovered only with minor disabilities. Now I learn that Juliens parents lost 2 more children bevor him and it makes me even more sad how much they had to go through and can only start to imagine how they must feel, with almost loosing my own child. I don't know how you can recover from that as a parent. =(

Man!! That last story was shocking but that guy pleading guilty taking on 800k of debt and suspended prison sentence because he didnt want them to go through any more. What a guy

I generally hate channels that pump in anxiety inducing music, but you've found the perfect balance.

12:09 Well, the human body can go for a good 3 weeks without food, with one man (attempting to commit suicide by starvation) went a full year without eating - granted he was over 100lbs overweight, so he had plenty for his body when autophagy set in.

I followed the story of Julen so closely. I remember the news being all over it and somehow this particular incident really got to me. I was listening absentmindedly to this video until it clicked that this was that story. The emotion and memories hit me like a ton of bricks. I still tear up thinking back to those horrible days.