A miner believed to have died in an explosion has miraculously been rescued one week later.
Leonid Moiseev, 49, was amongst 190 miners trapped underground after two tremors collapsed an enormous rock on the Raspadskaya coal mine in Russia’s distant Kemerovo area.
All however two have been evacuated, with native stories then claiming the married stepfather had died.
However a number of days later, rescuers picked up a sign from the miner’s sensor.
They dug by 50 metres of collapsed rocks to search out him alive. Fortunately, he was trapped in a chamber with a air flow shaft, which means he had air.
The opposite miner was discovered lifeless.
Leonid was aware and in a position to discuss to medical doctors after struggling a fractured hip and ankle.
Native mayor Vladimir Chernov posted the excellent news: ‘Alive! Tonight, rescuers reached the place the place a driver of a drilling rig was situated in the course of the collapse.
‘The miner is injured, however alive. He was shortly dropped at the floor and handed to medical doctors.
‘The collapse occurred on 5 July and all this time he was ready for assist. He didn't surrender. An actual hero.’
His miner pal Ilya Chernomyrdin, 49, stated: ‘He was in a ventilated nook, the place air might enter.
‘The truth that he survived is a miracle. An actual miracle.’
He added: ‘There have been publications that two folks had been killed within the mine.
‘However then I contacted Leonid’s family members and different buddies, and it turned out that there was no ultimate affirmation.
‘And the search and rescue operation had not been accomplished.’
The mine is partly owned by ex-Chelsea tycoon Roman Abramovich, through his Evraz holding.
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