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'I Thought I Was Going To Die:' Trapped Arizona Miner Shares His Story

It’s been almost two weeks since rescue crews pulled an Arizona man from the bottom of a 100-foot mine shaft. The miner, John Waddell, opened up about his experience during a press conference Sunday.
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It’s been almost two weeks since rescue crews pulled an Arizona man from the bottom of a 100-foot mine shaft. The miner, John Waddell, opened up about his experience during a press conference Sunday.

It’s been almost two weeks since rescue crews pulled an Arizona man from the bottom of a 100-foot gold mine shaft.

The miner, John Waddell, opened up about his experience during a press conference Sunday.


Senior field correspondent Bridget Dowd has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.