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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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