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Mission accomplished: How rescuers saved the trapped Quecreek miners

Brad Hillegass had operated a crane plenty of times but never with the lives of nine men in the balance. That changed July 24, 2002, when nine miners were trapped 240 feet underground at the Quecreek Mine in Somerset County and his job was to safely lift them to freedom

'A complete miracle': The 20th anniversary of the Quecreek Mine rescue

How rescuers saved the trapped Quecreek miners

Brad Hillegass had operated a crane plenty of times but never with the lives of nine men in the balance. That changed July 24, 2002, when nine miners were trapped 240 feet underground at the Quecreek Mine in Somerset County and his job was to safely lift them to freedom

'A complete miracle': 20th anniversary of the Quecreek Mine rescue

John Unger promised his wife that if something bad ever happened on his job in the coal mine, he’d find a way to survive. For 29 years, he kept that promise, always returning to the rural, century-old Somerset County home where they raised a family and tended to their cattle.

6 of 9 miners rescued 20 years ago gather for reunion – Times News Online

JENNERSTOWN (AP) - Six of the nine men trapped in a flooded mine in southwestern Pennsylvania two decades ago gathered at a raceway over the weekend to kick off 20th anniversary celebrations of the dr.