MULLAN, Idaho (AP) -- A rescue team faced mounting obstacles Monday as they tried to reach an Idaho silver miner trapped a mile underground: They will need more equipment, need to clear more than twice as much debris and dislodge boulders that stand in the way.
The effort to reach 30-year mining veteran Larry Marek had stretched into a third day after he was trapped in the collapse about 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Lucky Friday mine while his brother, another mine worker, escaped. Officials did not know Marek's condition, and they have not had contact with him since the collapse in the Idaho Panhandle's Silver Valley.