- Title: CHILE: The last miner, Luiz Urzua, is pulled from the San Jose Mine
- Date: 15th October 2010
- Summary: COPIAPO, CHILE (OCTOBER 13, 2010) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (POOL) CAPSULE WITH MINER #33, LUIS URZUA, GOING UP FROM UNDERGROUND VARIOUS RESCUERS WAITING FOR CAPSULE TO EMERGE FROM THE GROUND CHILEAN PRESIDENT SEBASTIAN PINERA AWAITING FOR THE EMERGENCE OF THE 33RD MINER CAPSULE EMERGES IMAGE OF LUIS URZUA URZUA FAMILY MEMBER WAITING FOR LUIS URZUA LUIS URZUA GETTING OUT OF THE CAPSULE SOUNDBITE (Spanish) MINER #33, LUIS URZUA, SAYING "We had the strength. We had the spirit. We had the courage to fight. To fight for our lives, to fight for our families. That was what was most magnificent." PINERA AND URZUA LEADING THE RESCUERS, FAMILIES AND ALL AT SAN JOSE MINE IN SINGING CHILE'S NATIONAL ANTHEM.
- Embargoed: 30th October 2010 13:00
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- Location: Chile
- Country: Chile
- Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
- Reuters ID: LVA20HAED3KJRSF20R083O36LX1P
- Story Text: The last and 33rd miner was rescued on Wednesday (October 13) from the mine he had been trapped in for 70 days as Chilean rescue crews successfully completed their mission.
Luis Urzua was selected to be the last man pulled up to the surface on an operation that began Tuesday (October 12) at around midnight and lasted less than 24 hours.
Church bells rang out in Chile when the first miner was extricated and Chileans were glued to their televisions through the night, proud of their nation's ability to save the men.
When the last miner was freed, crowds at the mine and throughout Chile exploded with emotion.
Luis Urzua chatted with President Sebastian Pinera about his experience.
"We had the strength. We had the spirit. We had the courage to fight. To fight for our lives, to fight for our families. That was what was most magnificent."
The men led the crowd in singing Chile's national anthem.
The 33rd rescue ended a two-month ordeal for the miners who had been trapped half a mile underground after an August 5 cave in. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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