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The first of the freed miners, Randy Fogel, 43, is carried on a stretcher at the Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2002. The first of nine Pennsylvania coal miners trapped for three days in a flooded shaft 240 feet (73 metres) underground was hauled to the surface in a rescue capsule, officials said on Sunday. Despite hunger, fatigue and dangerously cold temperatures, rescuers found all nine men alive and in good condition late on Saturday. REUTERS/POOL-Steve Helber |