Ep. 5 - Matt Gill - Beaconsfield Mine Crisis Part 1.

On ANZAC Day 2006, a Mine Collapse occurred at Beaconsfield Gold Mine in Tasmania, killing Larry Knight and trapping Todd Russell and Brandt Webb underground. In this 1st episode of a 2 part series, I interview Matthew Gill, the former Mine Manager who led the team of over 200 people who rescued them. We talk through the early rescue operation; the effect on the team when they found Larry Knight; how they found the two alive; and the point when the media tsunami hit.