In Utah, officials have indefinitely suspended efforts to rescue six coal miners trapped inside the Crandall Canyon. The decision was announced after a group of mining experts concluded that the area where the men were trapped was structurally unstable and would probably collapse again. Last week three men died during the rescue effort. But family members of the relatives accused authorities of giving up. This is Sonny Olsen, a spokesperson for the family members of the six trapped coal miners.

Sonny Olsen: “Our families have concluded that Bob Murray, Richard Stickler and Rob Moore have given up on the miners. We feel that Bob Murray has abandoned us. Mr. Murray has not been present since the tragic accident on Thursday night. We beg the communities in Carbon and Emory County, the state and our nation for your support in demanding that this above-ground method of rescue can be attempted. The rescue capsule is our families’ last and only hope.”