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Brant Webb regrets discussing feud with Todd Russell after his death
Brant Webb says he regrets publicly revealing that he disliked fellow Beaconsfield mine survivor Todd Russell just two days after Russell died from cancer. Webb says he was grieving and drunk during the interview, and accepts that the timing was insensitive, while standing by what he said about their relationship.
In 2006, a rockfall triggered by a 2.2-magnitude tremor trapped Russell and Webb 900 metres underground for 14 days. Webb says he had drunk half a bottle of rum before taking the podcast call and now hopes to do something kind for Russell’s children and family. Russell’s daughter declined to comment, describing the period as personal and private; Webb also has a book about his ordeal due out later this year.
In short
- Webb regrets the timing of his comments about Russell.
- He says he was grieving and drunk during the interview.
- The two men survived 14 days trapped underground in 2006.
Explained simply
In 2006, a rockfall at Tasmania’s Beaconsfield gold mine trapped miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb about 900 metres underground. A small earthquake had triggered the collapse, and the two men were rescued after 14 days.
Their ordeal drew wide public attention, but surviving a crisis together does not necessarily mean people remain close. Russell and Webb later had a strained relationship, a personal history now being discussed alongside Russell’s family’s grief and Webb’s forthcoming book about the mine disaster.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Beaconsfield survivor makes shock confession he was drunk when he publicly revealed his dislike for fellow miner Todd Russell days after he died from cancer – as he makes heartwarming promise to his family”.