"I'm inspired by them, to be quite honest with you," Wilczynski added. "The first four that came out of the mine waited for the last two that came out of the mine, and they all wanted to thank the crane company."

All 17 workers rescued from New York salt mine after trapped for hours

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives January 7, 2016

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Emergency crews in upstate New York on Thursday morning freed all 17 workers who had been trapped in an elevator at a salt mine about 800 feet below ground.

"Extremely relieved and happy to say that they're out," Cargill mine manager Shawn Wilczynski said during a news conference. Wilczynski said the men were cold but weren't injured and were in good spirits when a crane freed them. The names of the men were not immediately released. More...

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