All 33 Chilean miners rescued

October 13, 2010 at 7:56 p.m. | Updated October 13, 2010 at 8:03 p.m.

by The Associated Press

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, center, smiles as miner Pedro Cortez, bottom right, is greeted by his family after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, center, smiles as miner Pedro Cortez, bottom right, is greeted by his family after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The last of the Chilean miners has been raised from deep beneath the earth. All 33 men have now been delivered from the longest underground entrapment in history.

The foreman who held the group together when they were feared lost was the last man out. Luis Alberto Urzua was hoisted to safety in a joyous climax to a flawless rescue that captivated the world

The intricately planned rescue that ended late Wednesday moved with remarkable speed — and flawless execution — hauling up miner after miner in a cramped cage through a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock.

The 33 men spent more than 69 days trapped in the lower reaches of the mine after a huge collapse of rock blocked the way out on Aug. 5.

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