Chile mine rescue test a success

The Chilean mine rescue team successfully tested a rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where the miners are trapped today.

Chile mine rescue test a success

The Chilean mine rescue team successfully tested a rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where the miners are trapped today.

Leader Andres Sougarett said the empty capsule descended 2,000 feet, just 46 feet short of the chamber where 33 miners have been trapped since an August 5 collapse.

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