The men were more than three miles inside the remote mine at the time of the thunderous collapse on Monday. Efforts to reach them through the horizontal main tunnels have been slowed by fallen rock and by ground movements that require extensive installation of roof and wall supports to keep rescuers safe.
Bob Murray, head of Murray Energy Corp., co-owner of the mine, said worker had progressed 650 feet through rubble out of a total distance of 2,000 feet.
“The rescue effort itself, I am very disappointed at our pace,” Murray said, asserting, however, that no mistakes had been made.
Why isn't there a machine that can go in there, if it's so dangerous for rescuers?
Source: AP
-LB
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