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omar regatta is the 17th and latest miner to be lifted out of the shaft. he and his 32 fellow miners have been stuck more than 2,000 feet underground since august 5. that s when 140 million tons of rock collapsed around them. they survived 17 days before people even knew they were still alive. rescuers thought they wouldn t be able to get them out until december. but the delicate drilling process went more quickly than expected. the miners are being pulled up in a capsule through a shaft not much wider than a manhole cover. the first miner emerged just after midnight chile time and they have been coming out every 40 minutes. so far they all appear to be in good physical health and no one has required any special medical treatment. no one has survived trapped underground longer than these 33 miners. people in chicago with chilean roots are watching the rescue with great anticipation and holding their breath. that s right. wgn s nancy loo is live on the north side with more