Chile miner rescue: Photos

 

 


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A crowd of onlookers at Camp Hope cheer after the last miner arrives on the surface.


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Pedro Cortez, the 31st miner pulled to the surface, is wheeled away from the mine on a stretcher. All of the miners were scheduled to undergo a medical exam after exiting the mine.


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Juan Carlos Aguilar, the 29th miner to be rescued, approaches a family member upon reaching the surface.


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The 27th miner to reach the surface, Richard Villarroel, is embraced by loved ones above ground on Wednesday.


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Renan Avalos lies on a stretcher to be taken for medical exams Wednesday. Avalos was the 25th miner rescued.


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Carlos Bugueno shakes hands with workers and officials at the surface after becoming the 23rd miner rescued.


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Pablo Rojas, 45, was the 19th miner rescued.