Official: Miners trapped in Kentucky mine

NEW: Heavy rain caused a flood inside the mineWoman says she is getting half-hour updates from a federal agency on her trapped fianceWater reportedly has stopped coming into the mine; miners have plenty of oxygenCommunications are established with miners, who are unhurt

(CNN) -- Three miners were trapped Monday in a Bell County, Kentucky, coal mine but were unhurt, according to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Communications were established with the miners, who were trapped behind water in the Jellico No. 1 mine, and emergency responders were speaking with them every 15 minutes, Mine Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Amy Louviere said in a statement.

Responders were using four pumps to remove water from the mine, according to Louviere.

The mine flooded after heavy overnight rain made a diversion ditch fail, filling the mine and trapping the miners only 600 feet away from the entrance, according to a statement released by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.

The trapped miners are in the highest location in the mine, and the water has stopped coming in, said Rachel Riddle, fiancee of trapped miner Pernell Witherspoon. The availability of food and supplies is unknown, but there is plenty of oxygen for the miners, Riddle said.

The Kentucky Energy Cabinet identified the other two miners as Doug Warren and Russell Asher.

Riddle said she was waiting in an area church and receiving half-hour updates from the mine safety agency, but she couldn't speak to Witherspoon directly.

Officials have no estimated time for rescue, but maintain that it will be successful, the Cabinet's statement said.

CNN's Devon Sayers and Deanna Proeller contributed to this report.

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