Rescuers found five bodies of miners at Listvyazhnaya mine in southwestern Siberia while conducting emergency rescue operations, the Russian Ministry of Emergen
reporter: the idea was they didn t know how this capsule called the fenix would react the first time up. they did test it without human beings, a mine rescuer went down in it and that was successful. but they didn t know necessarily 100% sure what would happen when a miner went up in it. i don t think the miners got the recognition that they deserve. reporter: no. it was really amazing. that was one of the thing we didn t know about that so many rescuers would go down in a mine. but they were key. they made sure everything was organized and that everyone was calm. that they were dressed properly and mentally were ready for the ride up. it was nice, we covered the 33 men coming up, and that was a very happy moment, but then we continued a very important story, the six mine rescuers. it was still a risky ride. when the six of them got up, all 39 men, that was a cause for a major celebration. no doubt about it. gary, thanks.
continued a very important story, the six mine rescuers. when the six of them got up, all 39 men, that was a cause for a major celebration. there were so many more celebrations that played out over the next 24 hours. we ll show you it all ahead. [ woman ] ring ring. progresso.
first before they ultimately decided to send up two of the stronger members? reporter: the idea was they didn t know how this capsule called the fenix would react the first time up. they did test it without human beings, a mine rescuer went down in it and that was successful. but they didn t know necessarily 100% sure what would happen when a miner went up in it. i don t think the miners got the recognition that they deserve. reporter: no. it was really amazing. that was one of the thing we didn t know about that so many rescuers would go down in a mine. but they were key. they made sure everything was organized and that everyone was calm. that they were dressed properly and mentally were ready for the ride up. it was nice, we covered the 33 men coming up, and that was a very happy moment, but then we continued a very important story, the six mine rescuers. it was still a risky ride. when the six of them got up, all 39 men, that was a cause for a major celebration. no doubt abo