Chile Miners Rescue (123)
DjWabbet: And he's out! The first miner has reached the surface, about 16 minutes after the ascent began.
Wearing dark glasses and a red mining helmet, Avalos hugged and kissed his wife and young son who were waiting anxiously for him.He then greeted the president and other rescue workers.
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Psychologists, Chile's health minister and doctors at the site say it will be a perilous journey for the miners.
Doctors say the miners could suffer nausea and heart palpitations and are concerned about the risk of blood clotting and heart attacks. Aspirin had been sent down to the men to thin their blood.
Miners monitored during ascent
The miners are closely monitored from the moment they are strapped in the capsule. They had been given a high-calorie liquid diet donated by NASA, designed to keep them from vomiting as the capsule rotates.
Rescue FAQs
Learn more about the rescue operation.
A video camera in the capsule is used to monitor for panic attacks. The miner uses an oxygen mask and has two-way voice communication.
They also wear sweaters because of the shift in climate from about 30 C underground to near freezing on the surface after nightfall. Those coming out during daylight hours will wear sunglasses.
After medical checks and visits with family members selected by the miners, the men will be flown to hospital in Copiapo, a 10-minute ride away. Two floors were prepared where the miners will receive physical and psychological exams and be kept under observation in a ward as dark as a movie theatre.
The last miner who will leave the mine has already been decided — shift foreman Luis Urzua, whose leadership was credited for helping the men endure 17 days with no outside contact after the collapse. The men made 48 hours worth of rations last before rescuers reached them with a narrow borehole to send down more food.
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Doctors say the miners could suffer nausea and heart palpitations and are concerned about the risk of blood clotting and heart attacks. Aspirin had been sent down to the men to thin their blood.
Miners monitored during ascent
The miners are closely monitored from the moment they are strapped in the capsule. They had been given a high-calorie liquid diet donated by NASA, designed to keep them from vomiting as the capsule rotates.
Rescue FAQs
Learn more about the rescue operation.
A video camera in the capsule is used to monitor for panic attacks. The miner uses an oxygen mask and has two-way voice communication.
They also wear sweaters because of the shift in climate from about 30 C underground to near freezing on the surface after nightfall. Those coming out during daylight hours will wear sunglasses.
After medical checks and visits with family members selected by the miners, the men will be flown to hospital in Copiapo, a 10-minute ride away. Two floors were prepared where the miners will receive physical and psychological exams and be kept under observation in a ward as dark as a movie theatre.
The last miner who will leave the mine has already been decided — shift foreman Luis Urzua, whose leadership was credited for helping the men endure 17 days with no outside contact after the collapse. The men made 48 hours worth of rations last before rescuers reached them with a narrow borehole to send down more food.
Read more:
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Albertaghost: Psychologists, Chile's health minister and doctors at the site say it will be a perilous journey for the miners.
Doctors say the miners could suffer nausea and heart palpitations and are concerned about the risk of blood clotting and heart attacks. Aspirin had been sent down to the men to thin their blood.
Miners monitored during ascent
The miners are closely monitored from the moment they are strapped in the capsule. They had been given a high-calorie liquid diet donated by NASA, designed to keep them from vomiting as the capsule rotates.
Rescue FAQs
Learn more about the rescue operation.
A video camera in the capsule is used to monitor for panic attacks. The miner uses an oxygen mask and has two-way voice communication.
They also wear sweaters because of the shift in climate from about 30 C underground to near freezing on the surface after nightfall. Those coming out during daylight hours will wear sunglasses.
After medical checks and visits with family members selected by the miners, the men will be flown to hospital in Copiapo, a 10-minute ride away. Two floors were prepared where the miners will receive physical and psychological exams and be kept under observation in a ward as dark as a movie theatre.
The last miner who will leave the mine has already been decided — shift foreman Luis Urzua, whose leadership was credited for helping the men endure 17 days with no outside contact after the collapse. The men made 48 hours worth of rations last before rescuers reached them with a narrow borehole to send down more food.Read more:
Doctors say the miners could suffer nausea and heart palpitations and are concerned about the risk of blood clotting and heart attacks. Aspirin had been sent down to the men to thin their blood.
Miners monitored during ascent
The miners are closely monitored from the moment they are strapped in the capsule. They had been given a high-calorie liquid diet donated by NASA, designed to keep them from vomiting as the capsule rotates.
Rescue FAQs
Learn more about the rescue operation.
A video camera in the capsule is used to monitor for panic attacks. The miner uses an oxygen mask and has two-way voice communication.
They also wear sweaters because of the shift in climate from about 30 C underground to near freezing on the surface after nightfall. Those coming out during daylight hours will wear sunglasses.
After medical checks and visits with family members selected by the miners, the men will be flown to hospital in Copiapo, a 10-minute ride away. Two floors were prepared where the miners will receive physical and psychological exams and be kept under observation in a ward as dark as a movie theatre.
The last miner who will leave the mine has already been decided — shift foreman Luis Urzua, whose leadership was credited for helping the men endure 17 days with no outside contact after the collapse. The men made 48 hours worth of rations last before rescuers reached them with a narrow borehole to send down more food.Read more:
with all disasters we have all seen so much of.......am thinking miracle of love.............
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starshinebright: with all disasters we have all seen so much of.......am thinking miracle of love.............
Me too but people so close to being safe after this length of time have died so this is not over by any means. guys can have a heart attack in the cage or, the hole can collapse so , until they're all up, they're still day one.
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Albertaghost: Me too but people so close to being safe after this length of time have died so this is not over by any means. guys can have a heart attack in the cage or, the hole can collapse so , until they're all up, they're still day one.
keep the GOOD thoughts...........I can't imagine the personal suffering that has happened............maybe once..........a happy ending for all......opens my heart soooo....to see the world come together............
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starshinebright: keep the GOOD thoughts...........I can't imagine the personal suffering that has happened............maybe once..........a happy ending for all......opens my heart soooo....to see the world come together............
You bet!
Those guys had a leader down there and probably more. I'm sure it will all go fine and, am surprised that they wish to take the guys who have come up away from the scene as the bonding that went on below would not allow me to leave for a second. I'd want to stay until each guy came up.That said, sure am glad the medic and rescue guys went down to ensure everybody was prepped as the ride up is one hell of rush and, internally dangerous. To keep the lid on for that length of time is something else.
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Albertaghost: You bet! Those guys had a leader down there and probably more. I'm sure it will all go fine and, am surprised that they wish to take the guys who have come up away from the scene as the bonding that went on below would not allow me to leave for a second. I'd want to stay until each guy came up.
That said, sure am glad the medic and rescue guys went down to ensure everybody was prepped as the ride up is one hell of rush and, internally dangerous. To keep the lid on for that length of time is something else.
That said, sure am glad the medic and rescue guys went down to ensure everybody was prepped as the ride up is one hell of rush and, internally dangerous. To keep the lid on for that length of time is something else.
I must go to bed.............hoping for good news in the morning.......
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as I go to bed...............#4 just rescued...........
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Good going Chile! 
What looks weird to me is that they are forcing them to get on a stretcher and they get wheeled away as they arrive on the surface. Those 4 guys who have been rescued so far look a lot healthier and stronger that many of the old men, (polititians), who are greeting them on arrival.
What looks weird to me is that they are forcing them to get on a stretcher and they get wheeled away as they arrive on the surface. Those 4 guys who have been rescued so far look a lot healthier and stronger that many of the old men, (polititians), who are greeting them on arrival.
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starshinebright: as I go to bed...............#4 just rescued...........
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GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dirty Sanchez has just surfaced ( No.5 ) ....... 
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We should greet the Chilean Miners dressed up as the "Planet of the Apes".
Just for a laugh!!!
Just for a laugh!!!
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Wow. Thoughts and prayers.
Jac xxx
Jac xxx
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blessed be the ones who have faith, the lord loves his children where there is fatih there is hope- Miracles are spontaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves"
(Katherine Anne Porter)
(Katherine Anne Porter)
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marc62: 9 out, 33 to go, plus 3 rescuers!
Who is watching this live? I have the TV muted in the background while I work and argue with people on CS.
Who is watching this live? I have the TV muted in the background while I work and argue with people on CS.
I don't have a TV. I'm relying on you lot.
And hope.
Jac xxx
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