He was taken to safety at 11:13 local time in the city of Qixia, Shandong province, and was in an “extremely poor condition,” according to a state-run Xinhua news thread. State broadcaster CCTV said he was sent to hospital.
There are believed to be twenty-two miners inside the mine when an explosion blocked their exit on January 10th.
The individual rescued Sunday was not among the ten miners who were in contact with rescue workers, authorities said.
Food, medical supplies, blankets and bundles of nutrient solution were passed on in a shaft to the ten workers who were located. They are in good physical and psychological condition, Xinhua reported.
According to state media, rescue teams are hoping to pull the miners through a 711 millimeter (28 inch) diameter. Rescuers drilled into the mine shaft for 18 hours, but heavy debris could delay the efforts.
Concern is growing for the miners who have not been contacted. Some of the workers in the room are trying to help rescuers locate their missing colleagues using laser pointers and speakers, but they have not received a response, Xinhua reported.
Rescuers also drilled smaller canals in other parts of the mine, reducing nutrient solutions and other means of detecting respiration or movement, but no signs of life were experienced.
Rescue workers apparently heard knocking noises for the first time on January 17, followed by pulling iron ropes. On Monday, miners were able to get a note from rescuers. “We are very exhausted and in great need of stomach medicine, painkillers, medical tape, external anti-inflammatory drugs, and three people have high blood pressure,” Xinhua was quoted as saying.
