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The rubble instead of the ashes because 700,000 tons of rock caved in, trapping those miners on august 5. and for days, many people in chile thought there was no way they could survive. a drill bit made its way all the way down and then the foreman of this crew -- he has now become a national hero. he put a note on the end saying, we are alive. we are well. reuters senior correspondent, simon gardner is on the phone. he joins us now. simon, tell us about this remarkable event that we are watching live on television, the rescue, the likes of which has never occurred? >> reporter: yes. an incred...

The rubble instead of the ashes because 700,000 tons of rock caved in, trapping those miners on august 5. and for days, many people in chile thought there was no way they could survive. a drill bit made its way all the way down and then the foreman of this crew -- he has now become a national hero. he put a note on the end saying, we are alive. we are well. reuters senior correspondent, simon gardner is on the phone. he joins us now. simon, tell us about this remarkable event that we are watching live on television, the rescue, the likes of which has never occurred? >> reporter: yes. an incred...

The 33. mission accomplished. after 69 agonizing days and just before 10:00 p.m. local time wednesday, shift manager luis orzua becomes the last miner out. but before they became household names, the 33 were fighting for their lives. more than 2,000 feet underground. august 5. it begins with when they are trapped when the san jose copper and gold mine collapses around them. hundreds begin frantic efforts at rescue but cavein after cave forces them to abandon the efforts to drill their way in. august 27. 17 days after the shaft collapse. the first miracle. rescue workers hear tapping on a drill...

Miner number two. and the third member, juan palma. he is possibly just three minutes from the surface. and after those three name, we then want to hear 30 more names. we want to count them back up to the surface. they went down at august 5. at about 2:00 p.m., became far from normal. one day turned into a long nightmare. 33 miners and 33 of their families, and now, that nightmare is coming to an end. and believe me, when we look on the looks of the families' faces, we can see such a range of emotions. they don't know how to feel. they have been through stress. they have been through anxiety. ...