VIRGINIA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Two men were rescued over the weekend after falling into a 100-foot mine pit near the Mesabi Bike Trail in the Iron Range.

Rescued from 100-foot mine pit

What we know:

The Virginia Fire Department was called at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday to the Mesabi Bike Trail Access Point, located near 3rd Street North and 1st Avenue in Virginia, Minnesota.

At the scene, first responders found two men calling for help, one clinging to the cliff and the other at water level.

A member of the fire crew repelled down to the first man, who was about 50 feet down, and secured him to a harness. The man was able to climb out with assistance from the rescuer.

The rescuer then continued to descend to the second injured man, who was about 100 feet down at the bottom of the pit

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