Bacon and eggs on the menu for trapped miners

TWO Australian miners trapped underground after a small earthquake have told rescuers that they want just one thing after their rescue: bacon and eggs.

Last night, rescuers in Tasmania were still working to drill through 40 feet of rock to reach gold miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell. They had made contact with the pair and had given them fresh water and some food.

The gold miners were wedged inside the cramped cage that saved their lives and had survived by drinking rancid water dripping through rocks trapping them 3,000ft underground.