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Inspect the escape shafts. carlos barrios remembered what they discovered. the shafts had not been properly maintained, and large sections of the escape ladders to the surface were missing. >> translator: i saw there were holes. i reached out and grabbed the ladder. rocks started falling all around me. then i realized a big rock had fallen past me, and i couldn't go any further. >> translator: they said, man, you know what? we're screwed. this thing is full of rubble, completely full of dirt and water. so we yelled up, get down here now, man, right now. >> translator: some thought we'd be ther...

Escape shafts. carlos barrios remembered what they discovered. the shafts had not been properly maintained, and large sections of the escape ladders to the surface were missing. >> translator: i saw there were holes. i reached out and grabbed the ladder. rocks started falling all around me. then i realized a big rock had fallen past me, and i couldn't go any further. >> translator: they sad, man, you know what? we're screwed. this thing is full of rubble, completely full of dirt and water. so we yelled up, get down here now, man, right now. >> translator: some thought we would be there for a f...

>> far below, the miners found their way to the mine's emergency shelter. there they were able to establish for the first time who had been trapped. there were 33 of them. mario sepulveda prayed for inspiration. >> translator: dear lord, give me the chance to live, to bring up my son. i stuck with that prayer in my soul and my heart. and my daughter, my beautiful 19-year-old. i thought on that and became fixated on getting out of there. >> sepulveda led a team to inspect the escape shafts.

>> far below, the miners found their way to the mine's emergency shelter. there they were able to establish for the first time who had been trapped. there were 33 of them. mario sepulvada prayed for inspiration. >> translator: dear lord, give me the chance to live, to bring up my son. i stuck with that prayer in my soul and my heart. and my daughter, my beautiful 19-year-old. i thought on that and became fixated on getting out of there. >> he led a team to inspect the escape shafts. carlos remembers what they discovered.

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