such a dramatic moment. rescuer manual gonzales being lowered into the escape shaft. literally charting the unknown. he was the first of six rescuers to descend into that darkness. remember, until that moment the escape capsule had been tested unmanned and never all the way down. the tests had gone well but there are never any guarantees in any rescue operation, especially ones on this scale. as gonzalez and the capsule vanished from sight the world waited and what we saw minutes later was truly extraordinary. here s gary tuchman. reporter: 68 days after the collapse of the san jose mine, the beginning of the end of the saga is now clearly in sight. the world gasps in disbelief that the images from more than 2,000 feet underground. it s the first time anyone
such a dramatic moment. rescuer manuel gonzalez being lowered into the escape shaft. it happened at 10:19 p.m. eastern time. he was literally charting the unknown. he was the first of six rescuers who would descend into that darkness. until that moment, the escape capsule had been tested unmanned and the tests had gone well. but there are no guarantees in any rescue operation. especially one on this scale. as gonzalez and the capsule vanished from sight, the world waited with fingers crossed and what we saw minutes later was truly extraordinary. here s gary tuchman. reporter: 68 days after the collapse of the san jose mine, the beginning of the end of the saga is now clearly in sight. the world gasps in disbelieve
[speaking in a foreign language] such a dramatic moment. manuel gonzalez being lowered few the escape shaft, 10:19 p.m. eastern time. he was the first of six rescuers who would descend into that darkness. until that moment, the capsule had been tested unmanned and it had never been all the way down. the tests had gone well but there are never guarantees on any rescue operation, especially one this scale. the world waited with fingers crossed and what we saw minutes later was truly extraordinary. here s gary tuchman.
[speaking in a foreign language] such a dramatic moment. rescuer manuel gonzalez being lowered into the escape shaft at 10:19 eastern time. he was charting the unknown. he was the first of six rescuers who would descend into that darkness. until that moment, the capsule had been tested unmanned and it had never been all the way down. the tests had gone well but there are never guarantees on any rescue operation, especially one this scale. the world waited with fingers crossed and what we saw minutes later was truly extraordinary. here s gary tuchman. reporter: 68 days after the
such a dramatic moment. manuel gonzalez being lowered few the escape shaft, 10:19 p.m. eastern time. he was the first of six rescuers who would descend into that darkness. until that moment, the capsule had been tested unmanned and it had never been all the way down. the tests had gone well but there are never guarantees on any rescue operation, especially one this scale. the world waited with fingers crossed and what we saw minutes later was truly extraordinary. here s gary tuchman. reporter: 68 days after the collapse of the san jose mine, the beginning of the end of the saga is now clearly in sight. the world gasps in disbelief at the images, more than 2,000 feet underground. the first time anyone outside the immediate rescue team has seen live video of the miners.