Five men, including one from Palmerton, were cited for trespassing in an abandoned mine shaft, state police at the Frackville barracks said.

Police were called to investigate a report of trespassers at a property off the Burma Road, Mahanoy Township, at 6 a.m. on Oct. 31.

The men had entered the abandoned mine shaft but had left before the arrival of police, who said that five vehicles were involved in the incident.

In addition to the 50-year-old from Palmerton, police said the following men were cited: a 48-year-old from Shenandoah; a 37-year-old from Sugarloaf; a 50-year-old from Hunlock Creek; and a 36-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina.

None of the men were identified by name.

Police said victims of the incident are Stoudt’s Ferry Preparation Company, New Ringgold, and the Skytop Coal Co., Mahanoy Township.