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(20 Oct 2010) HEADLINE: The Untold Story: Rescuing Chilean miners
CAPTION: As members of the rescue team that brought 33 miners out of a collapsed Chilean mine last week, after spending more than two months underground, packed up they took the AP on an exclusive tour of the rescue effort from the inside. (Oct. 20)

THE RESCUE TEAM THAT HELPED 33 CHILEAN MINERS SURVIVE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS UNDERGROUND BEFORE THE MEN WERE RESCUED LAST WEEK IS PACKING UP AND PULLING OUT -- AFTER GIVING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE RESCUE EFFORT FROM INSIDE.
(#1-Matt) (Fabricio Morales, Micomo)
"This room is the workshop where the rescue capsule arrived ... It's where they helped the miners get into the capsule. They fitted them with a security harness and gave them a medical check-up and after a pre-established protocol the capsule was raised."
ENGINEER MATIAS RETAMAL AND HIS COLLEAGUE FABRICIO MORALES SHOWED THE AP SOME OF THE INVENTIONS CREATED FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AND NOURISHING THE TRAPPED MINERS.
(#2-Lee) (engineer Matias Retamal of Micomo)
"When we wanted to send water, we used this system and down there they had some containers to store the water. So we cut the air and pumped the water, about 40 to 80 liters per day, depending on their needs. And after the water was pumped the valve was closed and we opened this other valve and pumped enriched oxygen to them."
AS RESCUERS ESTABLISHED A STRATEGY TO SUSTAIN THE MINER'S PHYSICALLY A NEARLY A HALF MILE UNDERGROUND THEY ALSO GAVE THE MEN A PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST--A CONNECTION TO THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABOVE.
(#1-Matt) (Fabricio Morales, Micomo)
"This was used for the video conference. We had images from them from underneath and more important that their relatives were able to see them."
WHILE RESCUERS WORKED AND THE MINERS' FAMILIES HELD VIGIL ABOVE ENGINEERS ENDEAVORED TO KEEP THE MEN ENTERTAINED AND CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
(#1-Matt) (Fabricio Morales, Micomo)
"We're going to take you to where the first video conferences for the families were done. And a very important day for us was Tuesday the 7th. September 7th we were able to deliver the ukraine versus Chile soccer game for the miners. It was very important to us because we love soccer."
FOR CHILEANS, THE RESUCE EFFORT WAS A SOURCE OF NATIONAL PRIDE. NOW THE RESCUED MINERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES. AND THE CAPSULE THAT WAS USED TO RESCUE THEM HAS GONE ON DISPLAY IN CHILE'S CAPITAL OF SANTIAGO.

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