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Rescue crews lowering microphone into 5th borehole

i admit i know nothing about mining in any way, but it seems to me that all this time being used up to drill a multitude of smaller dimensional holes may be of some help but why dont they start a new main entrance say perhaps 100,300,500 or so yards away from the first one that keeps having cave-ins..i do understand earth booms and even sever earth quakes since i am from california ..perhaps we could have the two main entrances meet somewhere in the general location of where our falling miners could be???

I am sure that all of you are like me, praying hard that these men are found. I am totally waiting for the news update on the 5th hole. Please God...send these men to the microphone and let's get them out.

I ANXIOUSLY AWAIT UP-DATED NEWS. I IMAGINE MYSELF IN THIS SITUATION , HEARING DRILLS AND KNOWING THAT HELP IS COMING. MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN. WE MUST KEEP
SEARCHING UNTIL WE FIND THEM.

I realize sending the microphone down is an important step but wouldn't it have made more sense to send the camera down so they could look around, too.

omg please dear god show some sign of life or if you can't give us that please show these families their loved ones bodies. they need closer and this is the only was they can have it. My prayers are with all families involved here and also the mining company

I too am waiting to hear what the results are of the 5th hole, but if there is nothing there it may mean they moved farther than originally anticipated. I believe they will be found. May God keep everyone;s faith strong until then.

Are any of my sudggestions being heard or read ???????????

god rest the souls that are lost. i hope there are signs of life,my prayers go out to the families.