A town in north Idaho had its worst fears confirmed Sunday. The Hecla Mining Company announced they recovered the body of trapped miner, 53 year old Larry Marek.
Rescue workers are nearly half-way through blasting 220 feet of rock to reach an area where they hope a trapped miner is still alive. As of Thursday afternoon, they had advanced 101 feet to the last-known location of 53-year-old Hecla Mining Co...
Rescuers are making slow progress in their bid to reach a trapped Idaho silver miner who has been out of contact since a cave-in Friday a mile below ground.
Idaho mining officials say rescuers are working through the night to reach a miner caught in a cave-in more than a mile underground. Hecla Mining Company released a statement yesterday saying teams are working 24-hours a day to reach 53-year-old Larry Marek.