Chile mine rescue nearly complete; all but 2 out
MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press Writer= SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — miner after miner climbed into a cramped cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of rock and saw precious sunlight Wednesday after the longest underground entrapment in history. By nightfall, 31 of the 33 miners, including the weakest and sickest, had been pulled to freedom, and officials appeared on track to pull up the last miner well before midnight (11 p.m. EDT). After 69 days underground, including two weeks during which they were feared dead, the men emerged to the cheers of exuberant Chileans and before the eyes of a transfixed globe. The…
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Chile mine rescue nearly complete; all but 2 out
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