The 33 miners trapped in Chile’s San José mine were rescued through a shaft drilled from the surface to the area where they were trapped. Each miner was brought to the surface individually in a specially designed capsule called the Fénix. The rescue began late in the night on October 12, 2010, just before midnight, and continued for nearly 23 hours, until all 33 men were safely aboveground.
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