Mexican army divers have rescued a miner from a flooded underground tunnel two weeks after he was first trapped.
Francisco Zapata Nájera, 42, was stuck 300m (985ft) below ground after an embankment collapsed at the gold mine in northern Mexico's Sinaloa state.
Video of the rescue shows him standing in waist-deep water, telling rescuers that he never lost faith during his ordeal.
The search continues for another miner who is still missing.
Twenty-five workers were inside the gold mine when the tailings dam—a structure which holds mining waste—burst on March 25. Twenty-one managed to get out, but four were trapped.
José Alejandro Cástulo was rescued after five days underground, and another miner died, but it took rescuers a full 13 days to locate Francisco Zapata.
Following more than 300 hours of searching, divers finally spotted the blinking of the miner's torchlight, which Zapata had turned on and off to alert them to his location.
How are you, how are you? rescuers asked as they reached him.
Once they had identified themselves as specialized military divers, they informed Zapata that your torchlight helped us a lot and added, It guided us. Zapata reassured them, I didn't lose faith, I didn't lose faith. His visible relief marked the moment, but the rescue was not over yet.
Due to flooding in the tunnel leading to his location, the divers could not extract him immediately. Instead, they left him behind with water, cans of tuna, and energy bars, promising to return soon.
After 20 more hours of using pumps to lower the water levels, Zapata was finally brought to the surface. Wrapped in a thermal blanket and sitting on an electric cart, he was airlifted to the hospital, where he was reunited with his family.
Doctors confirmed that he was frail but stable, and would receive the necessary treatment.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum praised the Mexican army and Zapata's faith and resilience, which she said made the astounding rescue possible.
