'Survivable space' but no response in Utah mine

Six trapped coal miners failed to respond to rescuers pounding on a second drill that has penetrated a collapsed Utah mine, but there was a "survivable space" and safe drinking water, officials said on Saturday.

Water pouring through the drill hole foiled an initial attempt to use a camera to examine the space. Rescuers plan to insert a lining in the hole, which will take many hours but will protect the camera and let it send back images.

The miners have not been heard from since Monday, when part of the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah, collapsed.