Cheers and tears as Chile miners begin to emerge

To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers today began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom, 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed Chilean mine almost half a mile underground.

Cheers and tears as Chile miners begin to emerge

To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers today began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom, 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed Chilean mine almost half a mile underground.

First to be rescued with a missile-like escape capsule was Florencio Avalos.

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