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The u.s. did not know korkie was there. it was a desperate 30 minutes on the ground. the medics tried to stabilize both critically wounded men. they called for the b-22s to land as close as possible. but one hostage died on the aircraft. the other back on board a nearby navy ship. some in american hostage luke so somers' family say they wish more had been done to get him out earlier and that they were not consulted about the rescue mission. u.s. officials point out that the united states does not tell families ahead of time about highly classified hostage rescue efforts. barbara starr, cnn, th...

Pierre korkie and luke somers were shot by their captors during a failed u.s. rescue mission on friday. somers' family said monday they did not sign off on that raid. as pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports, korkii was expected to be released very soon. >> reporter: outrage from the family and friends of the south african hostage pierre korkie. >> there's a lot of anger and a lot of understanding too. so there's mixed comments and mixed thought the on the process. >> reporter: after months of being held by al qaeda in yemen, his family thought he would be free within hours. >> my name ...

Being held. by mid-morning friday, the mission was a go. it would not suck sooceed in th. >> the president does not at all regret ordering this mission to try to rescue mr. somers. >> i commend the president for acting, because the intelligence showed an urgency to get in, or they were going to kill this american hostage anyway. >> reporter: it was the dead of night in yemen. u.s. officials say b-22 aircraft raced to a we mote region in eastern yemen. about 20 commandos from s.e.a.l. team six began hiking to the compound where somers and pierre korkie were being held. just yards from the targe...