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Quecreek miners reunite 20 years after ‘miracle’ rescue
Twenty years after their rescue moved the nation, the Quecreek miners reunite and tell how they escaped death.
Events planned for Quecreek Mine Rescue anniversary Somerset County PA
Former governor Mark Schweiker and the rescued Quecreek miners are expected to attend some of the scheduled events.
Quecreek 9' miner Dennis Hall dies in Johnstown | Local News | tribdem.com
A member of the “Quecreek 9” died on Friday. Dennis “Harpo” Hall, 68, of Benscreek, passed away at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown.
They ‘never gave up’: The Quecreek Mine rescue of nine miners in 2002 - pennlive.com
Nine miners were trapped underground in Somerset County for 77 hours.
‘Nine for nine’: The Quecreek Mine rescue in 2002 - pennlive.com
Late into the night on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, coal miners working in the Quecreek Mine broke through a wall that was supposed to be hundreds of feet thick. It was not. As a result, 72 million gallons of water rushed into the mine. Eighteen miners on the 3-11 p.m. shift scrambled to escape a watery grave. Nine could not get out of the mine in Somerset County. A rescue operation swung into furious motion immediately.
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Quecreek, Pennsylvania
| City | Quecreek |
| County | Somerset |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 15555 |