Advertisement No charges to be filed against teens who wandered into mine Officials at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, which owns the mine, decline to press trespassing charges Share Shares Copy Link Copy

No charges will be filed against three teen boys who wandered into an abandoned mine last week, spawning an hours-long search, the Dodge County sheriff said. Sheriff Dale Schmidt said the Neda Mine, in the Township of Hubbard, is owned by the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. University officials declined to press trespassing charges against the teens.Tate Rose, 16, Zachary Heron, 16, and Samuel Lein, 15, told deputies that they had been on a bike ride July 10 when they decided to go "exploring" and entered the mine. A large search effort was launched after they reported missing. They were seen leaving a wooded area just after midday on July 11 after an hours-long search. The Neda Mine is a four-mile maze of abandoned tunnels. Miners dug out iron ore there from the 1860s into the first part of the 20th century but it's now the largest bat habitat in the Midwest. The tunnels are said to hold more than 100,000 bats. 9737608