Todd Russell, Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor, dies aged 54 due to illness
Tasmanian premier leads tributes for Russell, who earlier this month returned home to ‘see out his days’
Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor Todd Russell has died aged 54 after recently announcing deteriorating health.
The Tasmanian premier, Jeremy Rockliff, led the tributes on Tuesday morning, saying his thoughts were with Russell’s loved ones.
“Vale Todd Russell,” Rockliff wrote on social media.
“Thoughts this morning are with Todd’s loved ones and everyone who had the absolute pleasure of knowing him.”
Russell made global headlines in 2006 when he and co-worker Brant Webb were rescued after spending two weeks trapped below the surface at the mine in northern Tasmania.
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