A timeline of the rescue of the Chilean Miners.
Created by washingtonpost
on Oct 13, 2010
Last updated: 03/07/11 at 01:44 PM
Luis Urzua, 54. The shift foreman who has taken on a leadership role in the mine. He helped ration food immediately after the mine collapsed and used his topographical skills to chart their underground world. He is a former football coach.
Ariel Ticona, 29. His third child, Esperanza, whose name means hope, was born Sept. 14. He is a rubble-removal machine operator.
Pedro Cortez, 24. He is an acoustics expert. He was childhood friends with Carlos Bugueno, who was also trapped and was rescued earlier today.
Luis Urzua, 54. The shift foreman who has taken on a leadership role in the mine. He helped ration food immediately after the mine collapsed and used his topographical skills to chart their underground world. He is a former football coach.
Raul Bustos, 40. He is a heavy-machinery mechanic who worked in a shipyard that was destroyed by the big earthquake in February. He came to the mine to find work. He is married and has two children.
Carlos Aguilar, 49. Aguilar is married and has one child. His wife camped above the mine while he was trapped, according to the Telegraph. He supervised one of the shifts.
Richard Villarroel, 27. His wife is expected to deliver a baby this week. He is a mechanic. Villarroel came out waving a Chilean flag.
Franklin Lobos, 53. The former soccer player (who was known as el Mortero Magico, or the Magic Mortar) drove a taxi before taking a job at the mine because the pay was better. Lobos has hypertension. He is single.
Claudio Acuña was one of the carrier pigeon handlers in the mine. He celebrated his 44th birthday underground last month.
Renán Ávalos is the brother of the first miner to come to the surface, Florencio Avalos. He had been a full-time miner for five months.
Jose Henriquez Gonzalez, 54. Gonzalez is a drill operator and evangelical preacher. He led prayers in the collapsed mine, and has been married for 33 yrs.
Carlos Bugueno, 27, single. Bugueno is a carrier pigeon handler. He was described by sister as tranquil and hardworking.
Samuel Avalos, 43. Avalos is a father-of-three who had worked in the mine for five months. While trapped underground, he was tasked with checking air quality. He'll be bringing his air quality readings with him above ground, for further review. His brother-in-law was involved in the rescue.
Yonni Barrios, 50. While underground, he was known as "the doctor" because he has first aid skills from helping his diabetic mother. During his time in the mine, his wife discovered he has a mistress.
Pablo Rojas, 45, had worked in the mine for less than six months when the accident happened. He's the brother of fellow rescued miner Esteban Rojas.
According to the Telegraph, Esteban Rojas, 44, told his partner Jessica Ganiez he will marry her in a church as soon as he gets out of the mine
Omar Reygada, 56, is a bulldozer operator whose children have been keeping a diary of their life above ground. He has 14 grandchildren.
Herrera is a truck driver and was given the role of medical assistant in the mine. He complained about the psychologist dealing with the men, saying it was causing hysteria.
Victor Segovia, 48, kept a diary of life below, asking those above to send down more pencils and paper. He has five cildren, is an electrician and plays guitar.
Dario Segovia, 48, is a drill operator and the son of a miner. His father was once trapped in a mine, for a week. During Segovia's time underground, his sister Maria led prayers at Camp Hope. Segovia had worked at the mine for three months, drilling holes for dynamite. He has 12 brothers and sisters.
Victor Zamora, 34, was an auto mechanic and laborer who has worked at the mine for five years. He sent up poems to his wife, who is pregnant, and is the father of a 4-year-old boy. While underground, he complained of tooth pain.
Carlos Barrios, 27, is the father of a 5-year-old boy. He is separated from his wife.
Edison Pena, who is 34 and married, was reportedly among the most depressed of the trapped men and asked rescuers to send down a photo of the sun. He tried to run everyday underground for exercise.
Jorge Galleguillos, 55, was injured in at least two earlier mining accidents. He has 13 brothers and requires medication for hypertension. Officials have promised to help his son, who is a university student.
Ariel Ticona, 29. His third child, Esperanza, whose name means hope, was born Sept. 14. He is a rubble-removal machine operator.
Pedro Cortez, 24. He is an acoustics expert. He was childhood friends with Carlos Bugueno, who was also trapped and was rescued earlier today.
Alex Vega, 31, who is married with two children, had been saving to buy a house and move out of his parents' home. His father helped in rescue efforts - using a false name because officials prohibited relatives from doing the dangerous work.
Mario Gomez, at 63 is the oldest of the miners. He also is the most experienced, having first entered a mine shaft to work at the age of 12.
Claudio Yanez, 34, a drill operator who requested cigarettes be sent down while awaiting rescue and expressed disgust at the nicotine patches he received instead.
Jose Ojeda, 47, a widower with no children who has diabetes. Two of his nephews were on hand at the site to greet him.
Osman Isidro Araya, 30, the father of three, had planned to quit the mine at the end of August because of the risk.
Jimmy Sanchez, at 19, the youngest miner and father of a months-old baby.
Carlos Mamani, 24, the lone Bolivian, started at the mine five days before the collapse. One of 11 children who emigrated because he could find work, he has been promised a house and a job from Bolivian President Evo Morales.
Juan Illanes, 52, a married former soldier who urged his fellow miners to be disciplined and organized while trapped.
Mario Sepulveda Espina, 40, who captivated Chileans with his engaging personality in videos sent up from underground.
31, the second-in-command of the miners, chosen to be first because he was in the best condition.
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