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Beaconsfield miners alive as rescue nears final stage
Two Australian miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell, trapped in a 4 by 4 foot steel cage 3,000 feet underground since an April 25 quake, chatted, joked, and even ordered McDonalds via a narrow pipe as rescuers 16 feet away prep to chip away the last rock. They have survived on a cereal bar and seepage water, with iPods and supplies delivered through the tunnel. Knight body recovered. rescue operations continue amid focus on mine safety.
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Beaconsfield
Australia
Brant Webb
Todd Russell
Todd
Maccas
Peter James
Matthew Gill
Tasmania
Webb
Russell
Gill
Brant
Larry Knight
Knight
West Virginia
U.S
Minerals Council of Australia