People in Holes
July 25, 2003
On Monday, it will be one year since nine miners were rescued from a flooded mine in Western Pennsylvania. The resulting media frenzy eventually took its toll on some of the rescued and their rescuers. It can be hard to predict which events will capture the nation’s imagination, but history tells us that the public will always respond to stories about people stuck in holes. Mike Pesca looks back on the media magic created when a person is trapped underground.
