Overview

• Two unidentified men were caught on surveillance cameras breaking into the Stock and Scherenberger Erbstollen, a historic mining tunnel in Sprockhövel, Germany, early Saturday morning.
• The men broke through a locked metal gate, damaging chains and padlocks, to access the 700-meter-long visitor tunnel established in 1746.
• Authorities initiated a search within the tunnel after safety concerns were raised, as the area contains low-oxygen zones and potential hazards if the main path is left.
• Initial search efforts by police and firefighters have not located the intruders, though water movement in the tunnel suggests they may still be inside.
• The police are investigating the incident as trespassing, and no damage or theft within the visitor site has been reported so far.