Rescuers within metres of trapped miners

Two Australian gold miners spent a 12th night trapped underground as rescuers worked in relays tonight to cut the final stretch of an escape tunnel by hand.

Rescuers within metres of trapped miners

Two Australian gold miners spent a 12th night trapped underground as rescuers worked in relays tonight to cut the final stretch of an escape tunnel by hand.

Officials had hoped to free Brant Webb, 37, and Todd Russell, 34, before dawn, but said progress chipping through the solid rock had been slower than expected.

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