2 Miners Who Survived Cave-In Take Buyout
Two Australian miners who became rich by selling their account of being trapped underground for 14 days have accepted buyouts from the mining company, a union official said.
Todd Russell and Brant Webb were among 41 workers who accepted packages from the Beaconsfield Gold Mine in the southern state of Tasmania. It has been closed since April 25, when a small earthquake caused a collapse that trapped the two men and killed a third.
Webb and Russell, who spent two weeks in a tiny cage lodged under tons of rock, sold their story for a reported $1.95 million.
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