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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
To take up to 48 hours.[96]Rescue operation San Lorenzo[edit]Manuel González, the first rescuer, preparing to descendThe rescue effort to retrieve the miners began on Tuesday, 12 October at 19:00 CLT. Dubbed Operación San Lorenzo (Operation St. Lawrence) after the patron saint of miners,[68][97][98] a three-hour initial delay ensued while final safety tests were carried out. At 23:18 CLT, the first rescuer, Manuel González, an experienced rescue expert and employee of Codelco, was lowered into the mine.[99] During the 18-minute descent, the waiting families and surface rescue team members sang the Canción Nacional, Chile's national anthem. González arrived in the collapsed mine and made contact with the miners at 23:36.Although Chilean officials played down the risks of the rescue, the miners still needed to be alert during the ascent in case of problems. As a result, and according to the rescue plan, the first four men to be brought up the narrow shaft were those "deemed the fittest of body and mind".[100] Thereafter they would be best placed to inform the rescue team about conditions on the journey and report on the remaining miners. Once the four men had surfaced, the rescues proceeded in order of health, with the least healthy brought up from the mine first.[101]Six hours before the rescue, each miner switched to a liquid diet rich in sugars, minerals, and potassium.[102] Each took an aspirin to help avert blood clots,[103] and wore a girdle to stabilize blood pressure. The miners also received moisture-resistant coveralls[104] and sunglasses[105] to protect
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