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6 of 9 miners rescued from Quecreek Mine 20 years ago gather for reunion

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Miner Dennis J. Hall is rescued from the Quecreek Mine in the early morning of July 28, 2002 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. All nine miners were successfully rescued after being trapped in a flooded mine shaft since July 24, 2002 which was located approx ((Photo by Gene J.

Puskar-Pool/Getty Images))JENNERSTOWN, Pa. - 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 dramatic rescue that ended their 77-hour ordeal.The six took in the races Saturday at Jennerstown Speedway in Somerset County, only miles from the Quecreek Mine, sitting with former Pennsylvania Gov.

Mark Schweiker, news outlets reported. Blaine Mayhugh, John Phillippi, John Unger, Robert Pugh, Ronald Hileman, and Thomas "Tucker" Foy came to the track at intermission to applause from the crowd.Miners broke through stone into the uncharted mine shaft on the night of July 24, 2002, releasing millions of gallons of water and trapping them more than 200 feet below the surface.

Crews drilled a small shaft and lowered a small metal capsule, bringing them up one by one until the last was lifted to safety early on the morning of July 28."I can’t believe it’s been that long," Hileman said. "A lot of memories still there."Schweiker, the former lieutenant governor who had been elevated nine months earlier after Gov.

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