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Beaconsfield mine disaster Todd Russell dead. (2026, November 9). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/beaconsfield-mine-disaster-todd-russell-dead-20261110-p61cso.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
“Beaconsfield mine disaster Todd Russell dead.” The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 Nov. 2026, https://www.smh.com.au/national/beaconsfield-mine-disaster-todd-russell-dead-20261110-p61cso.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed.
“Beaconsfield mine disaster Todd Russell dead.” The Sydney Morning Herald, November 9, 2026. https://www.smh.com.au/national/beaconsfield-mine-disaster-todd-russell-dead-20261110-p61cso.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed.
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Todd Russell, a survivor of the Beaconsfield mine disaster in Tasmania, died at age 54 on November 7, 2026. His family confirmed that he passed away due to an unspecified physical illness; however, Mail Online reported it was leukemia. In 2006, Russell and co-worker Brant Webb were trapped for 14 days following a mine collapse after the body of another miner, Larry Knight, was found dead. Initially presumed dead themselves, they were discovered alive in a confined space about the size of a dinner table. After being diagnosed with leukemia last year, Russell spent eight and a half months in Launceston General Hospital before returning home to spend his final days surrounded by family.