All workers safe after rescue out of mine in Canada

The last four miners trapped deep below the surface in the Totten Mine near Sudbury, Ontario, have climbed to safety

SUDBURY, Ontario -- The last four miners trapped deep below the surface in the Totten Mine climbed to safety early Wednesday morning, the company that owns the mine near Sudbury, Ontario, said.

Vale said the operation that saw 39 workers climb a series of ladders with the aid of rescue crews is complete.

“This is tremendous news flowing from very difficult circumstances,” Vale CEO Eduardo Bartolomeo said in a statement.

The last miner reached the surface shortly before 5 a.m., said company spokesman Jeff Lewis.