dawn. he kissed his wife and prayed. so did others. esteban rojas, trapped with two cousins, asked his wife to renew their wedding vows while below. she said yes. edison bena led elvis songs while underground. ariel ticona s wife had a baby while he was below. victor zamora and his wife are expecting one. i hope this new life ahead of you is happy, the chilean president told him. so it went, around the clock.
after the mine in chile s desert caved in. from there on out, though, a remarkable human effort involving people, technology, and medical expertise from around the world. down below, what might have turned into lord of the flies chaos instead became the 33-men democracy with miners organizing, choosing leaders, deciding on the honor of who would be the last to leave. while up above the race to save them was on, and so was the countdown to rescue. in the hour ahead we ll take you inside that race, moment by moment, the challenges and setbacks, how they were overcome, the mechanical and human ballet that made it possible. all the elements that led first to images of miners safe underground and ultimately to the incredible sight of those men emerging one by one from weeks of darkness. we ll start at the beginning with tom foreman. reporter: august 5th, 2:00 in the afternoon. 2,300 feet underground, a shaft collapses in the san jose copper and gold mine. 33 miners are somewhe
at 63, mario gomez, the oldest, was the first freed in the new dawn. he kissed his wife and prayed. so did others. esteban rojas, trapped with two cousins, asked his wife to renew their wedding vows while below. she said yes. edison bena led elvis songs while underground. ariel ticona s wife had a baby while he was below. victor zamora and his wife are expecting one. i hope this new life ahead of you is happy, the chilean president told him.
the note that told everyone, we re alive. at 63, mario gomez, the oldest, was the first freed in the new dawn. he kissed his wife and prayed. so did others. esteban rojas, trapped with two cousins, asked his wife to renew their wedding vows while below. she said yes. edison bena led elvis songs while underground. ariel ticona s wife had a baby while he was below. victor zamora and his wife are expecting one. i hope this new life ahead of
we re alive. at 63, mario gomez, the oldest, the first freed in the new dawn. he kissed his wife and prayed. so did others. esteban rojas, trapped with two cousins, asked his wife to renew their wedding vows while below. she said yes. edison bena led elvis songs while underground. ariel ticona s wife had a baby while he was below. victor zamora and his wife are expecting one. i hope this new life ahead of