What ever happened to the missing Utah miners?

Question

I never heard another thing about them. I tried Googling but Aug 9th was the latest post I could find.

Thanks Sabrina,
That's so sad....

Abby....that drives me crazy! I just don't understand why they don't consider it newsworthy to finish what THEY start!

I'm glad your friend's kids were found so quickly!

Answer 1

There are so many stories that have no more updates and we wonder what happened. One time my friend had her two daughters missing and it was on the news. They were found two hours later. She called the news and told them and they said, "That's nice but it's not newsworthy." That's too unbelievable.

Answer 2

Yes, the last I heard on the news regarding the Utah miners is that all search efforts were halted due to both the loss of a search vollunteer, and the fact that so much time had passed wtihout any sign of them.

From what I gathered watching this tragedy, and the prolonged search, was the miners were declared dead, and some sort of monument was to be erected somewhere on or near the site to commemerate the lost.

It was the mines owner who proposed such a monument, but during this time he was clearly unpopular, and blamed for the cave in, so he may have been attempting to mollify the press, all who viewed and followed the tragedy, and the family members of the lost.

I completely agree with Abby about news stations and newspapers. They only want to print the most sensational, not the most noteworthy.

With that said, I do feel an obligation to point out that those who are in the "news" business, print what they see as demanded by the public. Sadly, the majority of the public want to read, or watch tradedy, trouble, and pain, rather than more positive types of informational stories. The publics wants and desires drives what these news organizations print or discuss when "providing the news".

This is rather much the same as those who, "rubber goose neck" at accidents and mishaps on the roads or in their neighborhood. People are so curious about disasters and accidents, and are drawn to congregate in crowds around such scenes. It seems to be a part of human nature to gawk and stare when confronted with a tragic or troubling event.

So, we must take some degree of responsibility for what the news agencies print or discuss. The public is the audiance and the audience drives what the news agencies provides.

I must say that I have been guilty of "rubber necking" at a traffic accident as I drove by, or saw an individual hit by a car, a fire off in the mountians, etc. This is the major reason why traffic comes to a near stop when something has occured in the area, such as a car accident, or police stop, etc.

In my own defense, I must say I try really hard to be conscience of this tendency, and not engage in it. It gets difficult when all the cars ahead of me are slowing to a crawl to stare at the accident!! lol When we are already slowed down it is much more difficult to just keep your eyes off the accident, and on the road! lol

Anyway, the miners have been declared dead, and they will stay where ever they fell or passed away, in that mine. I do hope the mine owner follows through and puts up a monument or some other type of structure or stone which clearly demonstrates what happened to the miners and their final resting area.

This would be a great help to the family members of the lost miners, and offer out a semblance of closure, as well as a place to visit as they are denied a proper burial.

Answer 3

The miners were unable to be rescued and three rescue workers died in the process. The mine was sealed and the bodies left entombed in the mine.
The wiki page is the most straight forward description of all that happened.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crandall_Canyon_Mine

Answer 4

Their final resting place is under the mountain. Rescue efforts became too dangerous when there were small earth shakes that killed a rescue worker.