Episode

Fourteen Days Down Under: The Beaconsfield Mine Rescue That Captivated the World | E222

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The CRUX: True Survival Stories

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Mar 16, 2026

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1984

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Summary

On April 25, 2006, an earthquake buried two Australian gold miners nearly a kilometer underground. What followed was fourteen days of darkness, physical collapse, and extraordinary human will — and a rescue the entire world watched in real time.