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In the end, the remarkable rescue of the 33 miners took less than 24 hours. florencio avalos, the first man out. his son s tears brought the world to tears. 23-year-old richard villarroel got out just in time, his wife was having contractions at home. and not met by his wife, but by his mistress. his wife chose not to come to the rescue. known as a doctor, trained emt, he monitored the men s health every day. mario gomez had health problems while underground. at 63, he has the oldest of the group. he made it out okay. i spoke to his daughter, lily. ....