33 Men: Inside the miraculous survival and dramatic rescue
of the Chilean miners by Jonathan Franklin
You might remember this in the news a few years back. On August 5, 2010, the San Jose copper mine in Chile
collapsed with thirty-three men still inside. For the next seventeen days,
Chilean government members, families, and rescue workers hoped and prayed that
they'd be able to reach the miners who were buried at a depth of 2300 feet. Down in the mine,
where it was 98 degrees F and almost 100% humidity….the men were struggling to
survive on contaminated water and minimal food. They had to deal with issues of human waste,
dampness, heat, food, the mountains crying and was there going to be another
eruption and cave in. When a borehole
was finally drilled and reached the trapped miners, everyone was thrilled to
find that all the men were alive, but they still had to figure out a way to get
them out. It was to be sixty-nine days before the miners were finally rescued through a hole 28” wide!
This is an amazing recount of this true story. Franklin, a journalist who was on site for much of this
experience, conducted 110 interviews with the miners, their families, and the
rescue team, to write his narrative. The details of this real-life drama are enthralling. Franklin did a great job. A real page turner!
This book is an electronic book available through the Delphi Public Library catalog.
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