Australian miners trapped 14 days underground rescued (Reuters) Updated: 2006-05-09 09:21
Australian miner Todd Russell waves as he arrives at Launceston Hospital
after being rescued with fellow miner Brant Webb on Tuesday from the
Beaconsfield Gold Mine in Tasmania, Australia May 9, 2006. Russell and Webb were
trapped a kilometre (0.62 miles) underground for 14 days and walked out of the
mine on Tuesday defiantly thrusting their arms into the air after rescuers
reached them shortly before dawn. [Reuters]
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