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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Her or me." New babyMedia caption, Ariel Ticona becomes the 32nd miner to be brought to the surface as the Phoenix capsule emerges from the ground.Ariel Ticona and his wife Elizabeth Segovia were reunited moments after the miner reached the surface.Mr Ticona was the 32nd miner to be brought to the surface. His wife gave birth to a baby girl on 14 September - 40 days into the miners' ordeal. Mr Ticona watched the birth on video. He asked his wife to name their daughter Esperanza - "Hope". Last miner outMedia caption, The miners were trapped 700m (2,300 ft) undergroundLuis Urzua, 54, also known by the respectful but affectionate title of Don Lucho, was the last miner to leave the chamber. He was the leader of the shift and became known as the man who held the group together when they feared they were lost.He burst out of the capsule to a shower of confetti, flashbulbs and sirens, to be embraced by President Sebastian Pinera. He told the president: "I hand the shift over to you and hope this never happens again".President Pinera hailed Mr Urzua for doing his duty and seeing off all his men before "leaving last like a ship's captain".With hard hats held to their hearts, the pair then led a joyous crowd in singing the national anthem.The last rescuerMedia caption, Footage shows the last rescuer, Manuel Gonzales, leaving the mine in Chile by rescue capsuleThe very last man out was the first rescuer down - Manuel Gonzalez, a rescue expert with Chile's state-owned Codelco copper company. After talking all the trapped miners through their final hours down the mine, he spent 26 minutes underground on his own, before strapping himself into the capsule for its final ride to the surface.He said how proud he was to see the operation through from beginning to end.A rock was unceremoniously placed atop the lid of the emergency shaft after Mr Gonzalez became, in all likelihood, the last man to see the inside of the underground chamber which the miners had once feared would be their grave.Media caption, President Sebastian Pinera was applauded as he placed a lid on the entrance to the rescue shaftRelated internet linksThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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