My Uncle has been missing since 1981 and no one ever helped us so THANK YOU for helping this family while the trail is still warm. I pray she is found.

I note some comments criticizing you for not checking ALL of the holes in the area. That is easy for them to say because they are sitting at their keyboards in the comfort of their homes. I wonder if they would be up to the task of doing what you do. I am an ex-soldier and have experienced desert conditions so I say "a job well done and keep up the good work"

Hey guys... if you see anything suspicious in the bottom of the shaft, please give us a description and timestamp so we can check it out. I see a dead coyote and my poor little drone but suspect I may not be seeing everything so I do appreciate your help with this. Thanks! Special thanks to all of my supporters over on Patreon! Follow Chigg’s Army! My Patreon: www.patreon.com/aquachigger Instagram: instagram.com/aquachigger/ Facebook: facebook.com/chiggsarmy/ Twitter: twitter.com/BeauOuimette T-Shirts: www.bonfire.com/store/aquachigger/ Thanks for watching…. The Chigg

I highly recommend, after a few years in the desert myself, you get into the habit of rolling up all windows, closing vents and most importantly, closing the door every time you get out of your vehicle. There's all kinds of critters that want to climb in your vehicle: summer, for shade and cooling, winter for the warmth.

WOW I can't believe there's not a barricade around that hole. At least they should scoop rocks around it.

As the camera was going down, I was like, what is that!? A frog? Nope, the drone, dead in the water. Literally. Fascinating to have the look down there. Thanks for doing that.

Living through you. Thanks for sharing your experiences instead of just enjoying them for yourself. Means a lot to a lot of us.

That was an amazing video, Chigg! I hate it that your little drone is down in there but at least there wasn't a human body and that's the good news. Thank you so much for checking that out for her sister.

A cool little idea- take a big river fishing rod and reel or even a sea fishing rod. Get a reel with a line counter that will tell you how many feet/yards/meters of line you have out. Use braided line that is strong enough for a camera(s) and also that won't chafe much on rock. I love watching your channel, Chig! 👍

The fact the the sheriff barely bated an eye when he saw you lower something down an abandoned mineshaft probably explains why that girl is missing

At least we know the drone will be down there for awhile. Staged some mock pickup attempts standing on the roof with my mini 2 on the ground. Even my mid size fishing magnet had troubles. Only the rotors stuck on. I would still recommend contacting dji refresh and telling about the navigation problem. I've lost a few myself and they replace them every time.Thanks for the continuing adventure.

The guy that fell in vertical mine by Wickenburg was with 2 or 3 rattlesnakes overnight. He told his friend to search for him if he didn't call at the end of the day.

The things you do at your age is phenomenal. I have a lot of respect for that, things can go wrong by yourself in an environment like that. Same goes for when you metal detect streams and rivers. A. rave individual you are. I’m in my late late 40s and I’m not sure if I could do some things you do without a buddy in case things go south. Much respect. I used to drive OTR…the first places I would look are garbage dumps and landfills…truckers use random dumpsters. A cadaver dog would be optimal in those types of places along his route that day.

You definitely go above and beyond the call of duty it doesn't seem like anyone else is going the extra mile like you are I'm sure her family are very grateful for your search

You gave that mine shaft a good thorough look and at least are able to confidently check that off the list. Something about a deep dark hole that is hard to not suspect. Now the family and any other searchers can at least focus on other possibilities and not have that miss-direction continually haunt them. Sorry for your drone loss, but this discovery is likely worth much more. Good job, Chig!

Really surprised that with the type of terrain, the proximity to the road and trails, and the condition of the opening-that there is NO barricade or warning signs of any type around that shaft!!!! Yeah- I'd say write off that drone and lesson learned for the future! Good video Chigg!

For me the most amazing thing was that you got blue tooth from down in a mine. I can't get a reliable signal from the living room to my office 25 ft away.

Great explore. I really appreciate that you didn't put music on, when the camera was going down. It was peaceful and not a distraction . :)

Man they need to put some kind of barricade around that mine opening........I wouldn't be surprised if there is a car or motorcycle at the bottom...looks like it would be easy for someone to drive into if they didn't know it was there.

With that top down view, there’s no way I’d try to fly my drone down that shaft 😉Chigg, you’re a much braver soul than I. I bet you could have recovered it using a strong magnet on a long rope.

That mineshaft just goes down so far and then stops. I don't get why it's called a mineshaft. I'm glad you checked it.

I'm often amazed at the nbr of comments offering advice. Some are actually good, some make me wonder if they've ever watched any of your other videos.They don't make many like you, Beau. I wonder how many others were asked to help before they found you. And it's not about making a video, it's about using your skills and knowledge to help someone. This wasn't the first and I'm sure it won't be the last time that you answer the call for help.

Hi Chig! Glad to see you back!

Great idea with the ropes and camera! Really good job getting it down there on target and looking around especially since you were so far away from the edge. I'm glad you didn't fall in ... that looks pretty sketchy! I hope it was over fast for the coyote and he didn't linger there starving or drowning with a broken body. They really do need some kind of rickety fence around that thing ...

I always enjoy looking inside of rocky mines

Thanks for pulling me back out of there, Chigg!

The first time I became aware of these things was in a Dean Koontz novel (Velocity I think?) where indeed a body was disposed of in such a manner. It's crazy to think men and children used to have to work in such places elsewhere for coal. Very scary. I'm so glad you sent the camera down and I'm sorry about the drone-at least now the sister knows she's not down there and can rule it out. Bless you for looking, stay safe!!!

Was thinking about your lost drone as I went through this area on the Interstate twice last week. As I watched this video made me think of back when me and a few family members did something similar for someone that is still not found after over a decade. But I need to find an engineer and a programmer and build drone for doing this type of exploration. Keep up the great work your awesome

Thanks chigg!

I'm sorry about your drone and even sorrier for the poor coyote! Terrible way to go. Those mine shafts truly give me the creeps! Thank you for taking some risks to help Cara and her family

Open vertical shaft. No fence. I have heard of ATV and dirt bikes going right down them while riding through the desert.

My wife and I are really enjoying your trip out here to California, looking forward to the next one, Luvin the Hunt.

Great work Chig. I love to watch your adventures. So, If you want to get your drone you'll need a wifi camera and a repeater, a magnet and four small ropes, one in each corner, set up as guides, with your original set up to lower it all. I can elaborate further if you are interested. 🙂

Cool mineshaft. Sending love and prayers for the family involved.

You are amazing. So much fun watching you on these adventures. I would feel as if you’d be safer with another companion with you. Tyvm

Have really enjoyed your trips out West Chigg. What a valuable service to that family as well.

Rip drone. The guy that goes down there in 50 or 100 years will be the one saying loookie!!

Was that a child's voice at 2:46 saying "that's stupid"?

Very cool video Mr. Chigg! I have been watching the series on this missing person. You take us places that we would never get to!👌Thanks from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦!

Can you imagine if someone was driving out there at night and just drove into the mine scary or even during the day if someone is not paying attention that’s could be bad.

I commend you for doing this. If I was healthier and stronger, I would want to do something like this, but I’m afraid if I went out there to do something, I wouldn’t make it back and then someone would have to come find ME lol Be safe, Chigg ❤

Very clever camera rig. Great Footage!

Great work, Beau.

Kudos to you for trying to help find this lady.

If you see any turtles with cartel heads on their shells, run like hell!!!

We (as a government) wouldn't want to do anything proactive to these dangerous shafts to thwart off any potential tragedies. Oh hell no.

I hate when my SUV takes a rough bump, I want to apologize for the bump. Thanks for the effort on trying to find any trace of her.

Very interesting to be able to see the otherwise unseeable.

You are a great tour guide!

Imagine the smell down there. Awesome vid man

Hey Chigg be careful buddy

Great idea with the ropes system....

Wouldn't it be a kick in the head to see a WALL DRUG bumper sticker affixed to the wall down at the bottom...... 😳 Great video Chigg.

Yes - spotted your three-legged Mavic across the plank from the four blue things!

As always you take us along on another adventure thank you 👍

Wow, Chigg...That was some awesome footage. So sorry about your drone. Stay safe and healthy out there. You are doing a good thing.

Wow! Great video on the bottom of the mine shaft.

Chig not only are you braver than most of us but super intrepid and resourceful as well! MacGyver in the flesh!

Ah man, was hoping you would get the magnet out and recover Mr Drone.

Great Job Beau!!!

That was cool and a bit terrifying. Cool setup to help her family get answers.

I thought for sure you would whip out your magnet fishing rope and fetch that drone. 😂 you got me magnet fishing years ago. Great video. 👍

I forget sometimes how great this channel is. I've been watching for years now. But sometimes I forget then get sick for a week and sure helps keep my days interesting while laid up off work. Your awesome man keep doing what your doing

I’m just here commenting while I let an add play. Y’all better be letting them play too, these videos are gold!

Chig kinda reminds me of Wile E. Coyote building his latest contraption from the ACME catalog! :)

Man that sucks ya couldn't get your camera. Hopefully one day ya can. Good job on searching out there and down the shaft. Your one heck of a man beau. Please never change

Hey Bobby Wobbs, how have you been! I'm loving watching your dad's videos, I bet you're glad he's back! Hey Bobby... Ask your dad if he'll put you in one of his videos again soon, like he said he would! You just got to bug him, run figure eights between his legs and meow a bunch until he figures it out! 🤣

That really looked dangerous. You’d think that the powers to be would have that thing filled in by now. Can you imagine driving there in the dark? Yikes! Glad there was no one down there. 🥵

Great Video Chig. Your adventuresome spirit is awe inspiring.

Great effort Chigg. Cheers to you. I feel the urge to watch “There Will be Blood”.

I remember a semi trailer truck driver saying once, the best way to get rid of a body is run over it with all tires a couple of times and there is hardly anything left and the birds do the rest.

When you flew that drone in to the shaft. I thought to myself, this isn’t going to end well…

Just seeing all the debris at the bottom shows how unstable the walls of that shaft are, definitely a hazard! sorry about the drone, they do make tethered drone "crawlers" that even have robotic arms that you can drop into holes like those to recover things, might be something to check out.

That was fascinating thanks for that. I was so pleased not to see any bones!

No usual outtro for the video definitely lends itself to the serious business at hand.

THANK YOU CHIGG! YOUR A GREAT MAN. I'M PROUD TO HAVE & OWN YOUR AUTO-GRAPH.

Chig you needed a fishing pole to try to snag your drone.

Poor Drone , yeah it was easy to see I spotted it as soon as the go-pro neared the bottom. I hope not critters or people fall in there .

7:14 you can actually see how they slowly "spiraled" down into the hole as they dug it. Cool. Usually that's completely worn out by water and erosion.

Amazing job Chigga and love❤from Australia. We watch all your episodes

Scary opener! 😮 And not the can kind…lol 😂 You’re amazing, did I say that already? 👍🏼😎

Sorry about your drone…it looked broken. Very glad No body…❤

The walls look solid gold LOL

That would be easy to recover that drone, and although completely flooded that looked like an ore cart. Maybe give the location to one of the mine exploring channels to see if they can go down and recover the drone, for most probably be a fun thing to do. You really need to go down to have a look in these mines.

If you put a webcam down there with a really long cord and a hook then you could probably get a hook on one of your drone arms and pull it up.

heyy droney survived!! Recovery is still pretty unlikely though. RIP Twirlyboi

Unbelievable that mine is not securely covered. Among 100's of others, so dangerous.😮

Keep up the good work sir

Lol oddly enough I've been all over that area. Use to live in Vegas and we would load up and just go out mine hunting. That was early 90s. Keep up the search. Enjoy your videos!

Awesome mine pics chig

Good job.

Thanks for a great vid!

A small hook and line on the camera you might be able to get out the drone. Thanks for what you do. 🙏

I seen your drone by that cart or crate all most in the center of the shaft

A1 top flight American citizen soldier farmer hero, Bo, thank you for answering the bereaved mother's call to search for her daughter

How old are these shafts? When someone goes missing, do the authorities go "Oh well, time to check the same few f***ing holes again"? Should be illegal to just leave them like that. Give someone a shovel, get em filling these holes! Poor coyote.

This almost looks like one that Scott Nuttall and his brother explored a while back, but they went down in person and came back up with ascenders and it was a crap load of work. They were exhausted. Of course, lots of these exist out there and this may not even be in the same area that they were in.

Good Work Man.

I find it nearly unbelieveable that someone dug that hole with a pick and shovel in the middle of a desert

Hi there! This is great you are willing to help out in this way. I suggest a 360 degree camera for lowering into areas such as this. You would have full control of visuals, vs. being at the mercy of the rope/line which turns your camera where it does.