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| Polish miners rescued after seven-hour search | Polish miners rescued after seven-hour search |
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| Nineteen miners trapped nearly half a mile underground in a copper mine in southern Poland have been freed after a seven-hour search. | Nineteen miners trapped nearly half a mile underground in a copper mine in southern Poland have been freed after a seven-hour search. |
| The men became trapped by fallen rock at the Rudna mine in Polkowice after a magnitude-4.7 earthquake. | The men became trapped by fallen rock at the Rudna mine in Polkowice after a magnitude-4.7 earthquake. |
| "It was a very difficult rescue action," the head of the rescue effort, Grzegorz Wolak, said on the TVN24 news station. "We did not know if they would live." | "It was a very difficult rescue action," the head of the rescue effort, Grzegorz Wolak, said on the TVN24 news station. "We did not know if they would live." |
| A team of 25 rescuers worked through the night to free the trapped miners, who were in a well-ventilated area when the collapse occurred, according to reports. | A team of 25 rescuers worked through the night to free the trapped miners, who were in a well-ventilated area when the collapse occurred, according to reports. |
| One of the rescuers, Tomasz Szafirowicz, said the miners "were very tired but very happy to see us. They knew they would return to their families." | One of the rescuers, Tomasz Szafirowicz, said the miners "were very tired but very happy to see us. They knew they would return to their families." |
| One man suffered minor head injuries but the others were in good shape and able to return home. | One man suffered minor head injuries but the others were in good shape and able to return home. |
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