Firefighters are used to performing rescues in various conditions, but Brewster crews battled bats.
Five people who went exploring the sealed mine tried for some time to help a man who was trapped on a lower ledge before calling for help.
Two firefighters who were lowered into the mine had to dodge bats to reach him. Other firefighters set up pulleys for a high angle rope rescue operation.
The man was not hurt. WGMD reported.
