Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an elevator below ground at Cargill rock salt mine near Lansing, New York, according to Marcia Lynch, Public Information Officer at Tompkins?County’s Emergency Response Department.

Emergency workers have made contact with the miners via a radio.

And they all appear to be uninjured, said Jessica Verfuss, the emergency department’s Assistant Director.

Responding promptly to accidents and other emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job.

And they all appear to be uninjured, said Jessica Verfuss, the emergency department's Assistant director.

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Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an elevator below ground at Car gill rock salt mine near Lansing, New York, according to Marcia Lynch, Public Information Officer at Tompkins County's Emergency Response Departm

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