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Foo Fighters interrupt Sydney concert to pay tribute to Beaconsfield miner Todd Russell
Dave Grohl tells Sydney crowd Russell, whose death was announced this week, was a ‘big’ hero of his
Todd Russell, Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor, dies aged 54 due to illness
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A solemn moment has broken up an otherwise raucous Foo Fighters Australian concert as the band’s frontman made a lengthy on-stage tribute to Beaconsfield survivor Todd Russell.
The US band are touring Australia for the 16th time in their 32-year history and Tuesday night’s Sydney show coincided with the news of Russell’s death at the age of 54.
One of the Beaconsfield miners has died. Here’s how his story hooked the nation for 20 years
Todd Russell, one of two Beaconsfield miners trapped underground for 14 nights in 2006, has died age 54 after a long illness. It was a quiet end for a man whose ordeal once captivated the entire country.
At 9.23pm on April 25, 2006, a rockfall at the Beaconsfield gold mine killed miner Larry Knight, with two others presumed dead.
But on April 30, Russell and Brant Webb were discovered to still be alive one kilometre underground. There they would remain for the next ten days, until rescuers finally broke through on May 9.
Russell and Webb walked out of the mine with their fists raised – a scene that became the most-watched weekday television event of 2006.
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Uncomfortable with fame, Todd Russell spent years giving back
Todd Russell was a volunteer firefighter in his local area for 31 years. (Facebook: Todd Russell)
Todd Russell was known nationally as a survivor, but his community has known him for much longer as a dedicated volunteer firefighter.
Russell, who along with fellow miner Brant Webb, endured two weeks trapped underground in 2006 after a rockfall at the gold mine they were working in, died yesterday.
Tasmania Fire Service district officer Anthony Goss said Russell's legacy "will be carried forward for generations".
Todd Russell will be remembered around Australia as a survivor and a beacon of courage, but within the walls of the Beaconsfield Fire Brigade in Tasmania he will always be known as one of their own.
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