(L-R) Barry Nabess (director of EHS & Safety), Kevin Coumbs (driller), Jesse Chubaty (driller), Darien Maduke (driller helper), and Dwayne Ross (president) pictured in front of the helicopter taking them home following their safe return to the surface after the Red Chris Mine ground fall incident as shown in this handout image. The Canadian Press/Handout – Hy-Tech Drilling
It was a “euphoric” moment as three drilling company workers were brought to safety after spending more than 60 hours trapped underground in a mine in a remote area of northwestern British Columbia, their employer said Friday.
The workers who had been sheltering in a steel refuge 284 metres below ground emerged after a complex, high-stakes rescue mission involving drones, a remote-controlled scoop machine and a special protected rescue vehicle.
