Trapped Miners

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Rescued miner tells of days waiting in the dark

There was one thought that kept returning to Blaine Mayhugh during the three days he was trapped 240ft underground in a flooded mine: He did not kiss his wife goodbye before he left for work.

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Trapped miners planned to ‘live or die’ together

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Miner weeps as he is reunited with family

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Miners in good condition, say doctors

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Rescue workers save trapped miners

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US mine rescue bid resumes

Hope fading for trapped miners

Rescuers delayed by a broken drill bit for 18 hours worked through their second night in an attempt to reach nine miners trapped underground in a flooded mineshaft.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2002

Mine rescue effort suffers setback

The attempt to pull nine trapped miners from a shaft 240ft underground has stopped after rescuers' drill bit broke.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2002

Drilling continues in rescue effort

Rescuers trying to reach a group of US coal miners trapped 240ft down an underground shaft have drilled 100ft towards the chamber.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2002

Rescuers try to break through to missing miners

Rescuers in Pennsylvania were today trying to break through to nine coal miners trapped 240ft underground in a dark shaft which is rapidly filling up with millions of gallons of cold water.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2002

Tapping raises hopes for miners

Faint tapping from 300ft underground has raised hopes that nine Pennsylvania coal miners may still be alive after they became trapped in a flooded shaft.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2002

Nine US miners trapped in flooded shaft

Nine coal miners were trapped in a flooded shaft in Pennsylvania today after they apparently ruptured a nearby abandoned mine that was filled with water.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2002