AGUILA. ARIZONA — An Arizona man is in good condition after being rescued from a mine shaft he was stuck in for two days.<br /><br />ABC 15 reports that John Waddell had plummeted into the 100-foot deep shaft on Monday, after telling a friend he was going over there.<br /><br />The 62-year-old broke both legs during the fall, and quickly realized he wasn't alone in the shaft — there were rattlesnakes slithering all around him.<br /><br />He managed to kill three of the serpents during the 48 hours he was there, all while screaming for help.<br /><br />Waddell had a deal with his friend Terry Schrader, to come look for him if he wasn't back by Tuesday. Schrader drove to the shaft Wednesday, and immediately heard Waddell hollering for help.<br /><br />He called deputies, and a rescue team eventually managed to pull the man out to safety some six hours later. Despite broken bones and severe dehydration, Waddell's injuries weren't life-threatening. <br /><br />Still, the chap is lucky to be alive.
