Rescue efforts continue to reach group trapped in Chile copper mine

Rescue efforts continue to reach group trapped in Chile copper mine
A person lights a candle during a vigil in front of the El Teniente copper mine, as rescue efforts continue (Esteban Felix/AP)

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to reach a group of miners trapped inside a copper mine in Chile that collapsed during a moderate earthquake.

The mine’s director confirmed on Saturday that the body of one of the five miners had been found, two days after the El Teniente mine in central Chile collapsed around them during a 4.2 magnitude quake.

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