Sunday, September 20, 2009

Quecreek Coal Miners Rescue Site


The actual shaft that the miners were rescued from.




On July 28, 2002, 9 coal miners were rescued from the mine shaft after a collapse happened inside the mine. They were trapped for about 77 hours and miraculously they all survived. The miners were surrounded by water after the collapse.






The pictures are from the actual site. It is located in Quecreek, PA, about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh.

2 comments:

GMG said...

Hi Ron!
Incredible how they managed to survive and get rescued through this hole...

Blogtrotter is visiting Old Town Antalya in Turkey. Enjoy and have a glorious week!

GMG said...

Hi Ron, there is something new (actually renewed...) waiting for you at Blogtrotter ;). Have a great weekend!