do we want to go back to the same life and if we want to be a miner again, how do i cope that i work in an extremely dangerous profession. we have been talking about how quickly these rescues have taken place and here comes the next one. the 15th. is this number 15? number 15. we have seen since, oh, actually, it has been 12 hours since we saw the first miner who was rescued. it is every time an emotional scene. this is victor segovia and all of them have come together and they made some agreements on how they want to handle all this and they have said that they talked about what they will discuss and not discuss about what happened underground those first 17 days, of course, peeking people s curiosity at a time when we were wondering if they would live or die. they made agreements among themselves and certain things they re not going to talk about.
working as an environmental assistant. we have been hearing about his writing to the family. osman arequiria. jose ojeda vidal, 46 years old, originally a master driller. serving as a secretary for the miners. this is claudio llanes las vegas goe lagos we have pictures of the 15th miner, victor segovia. what we re doing throughout the day, every time someone is rescued, we move them upward into the section where we learn more about them there. be tell you about those that are not rescued. there are families still concerned, keeping an eye out
up? oh, okay. we are going to continue with the live pictures. kiran, john, thank you so much. historic. it s emotional. it s a moment of national pride for chile and let me tell you what. it is hard to turn away. here s just a glimpse of some of the moments you might have missed since you ve woken up. [ applause ] i ll have my dad by me again. i ll be able to hug him. chile! [ chanting ] heartwarming, isn t it? miners one by one traveling back to their lives and their loved ones from running into the crowd to dropping to their knees in prayer. you can t help but fall in love with each one of these guys. we re going to keep talking about this all morning as we re watching this and talking about the scope of the rescue. it s unprecedented and the joy at the scene is pretty much unbridled. 11 men rescued so far. working on number 12 right now but once they reach the surface, they re briefly united with their loved ones. we wish it could be longer because that s some of th
loved ones at the san jose mine. 19 miners still waiting to be hoisted up. people around the world are celebrating with the people of chile. look at this. the excited crowds at camp hope. that s the makeshift village started by the families of the miners, as well as crowds in new york, san francisco and tokyo. in the 13 hours since the rescue began, we learned so much about them. claudio yanez lagos is 34, a carrier pigeon holder. his long-time girlfriend proposed during his isolation. he was the eighth man up. he gave the thumbs up, and once he was free, rushed over to his fiancee and knocked off her hard hat in the embrace. enjoy that for a second. i ll jump back in here to tell you that the couple have two daughters and said they plan to mary after the rescue. mario gomez heredia, 63 years old, the oldest, and the spiritual leader of the group. he was prepared to retire on the day of the cave-in. gomez suffers from a mine-related lung disease and has two fingers on one han
never before have men who had been trapped so deep for so long been rescued alive. nothing about this story has a parallel in history. right now, miner number 18 is being pulled up. the 2,300 feet from their living room-sized quarters. and let me tell you about this new miner. esteban rojas. he is 44 years old. he s aer carrier pigeon handler. he asked his wife of 25 years to renew their vous with him, this time in a traditional church ceremony. he did this from underneath the ground. he sent that message up to his wife. his wife always wanted a traditional catholic wedding. he never thought that was important. now he says i want to marry you in a church. the story cannot but move you. may have seen some of these pictures, but there are probably pictures you haven t seen, like this one. brand-new video. look at this. this is the camera on top of that fenix capsule, as the miners get pulled out of it. this is the view that they see. it s incredible. it s dark. it s narrow. 28