Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl has paid tribute to Beaconsfield miner Todd Russell at the band's Sydney concert.
The Foo Fighters frontman had a special bond with Todd Russell and Brant Webb – and on the day of Russell’s death, he played the ballad he wrote for the pair.
The world knew him for the 2006 mine rescue, but in his local Beaconsfield community, Todd Russell will be remembered for much more than that.
The Foo Fighters frontman had a special bond with Todd Russell and Brant Webb – and on the day of Russell’s death, he played the ballad he wrote for the pair.
Russell revealed recently he had an illness and “nothing left to give”, two decades after he spent a fortnight trapped underground in Tasmania.
Todd Russell, whose rescue, along with colleague Brant Webb, from a collapsed gold mine captivated the world for weeks in 2006, has died aged 54.
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Todd Russell, one of two survivors of the deadly Beaconsfield mine disaster, has died of an undisclosed illness.
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Friends, community leaders and fellow Beaconsfield mine disaster survivor Brant Webb pay tribute to Todd Russell, who they say was a great mate and dedicated to his town.
Russell revealed recently he had an illness and “nothing left to give”, two decades after he spent a fortnight trapped underground in Tasmania.
Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor Todd Russell has announced he is leaving hospital treatment and will "see out his days" at home surrounded by his family, amid a battle with his health.