Welcome to Life: ; Rescue of 33 Miners in Chile Goes Off with No Problems
Charleston Gazette › October 14, 2010
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SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the earth Wednesday night - a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever been trapped so long and survived.
Luis Urzua ascended smoothly through 2,000 feet of rock, completing a 22 1/2-hour rescue operation that unfolded with remarkable speed and flawless execution. Before a crowd of about 2,000 people, he became the 33rd miner to be rescued.See the full content of this document
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Welcome to Life: ; Rescue of 33 Miners in Chile Goes Off with No Problems
The rescue workers who talked the men through the final hours still had to be hoisted to the surface.
When Urzua stepped out of the capsule, he hugged Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and shook hands with him and said they had prevailed over di...See the full content of this document
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