First out was Florencio Avalos (31).
Le premier mineur chilien remonté à la surface le 13/10/2010 : Florencio Avalos, un contremaître de 31 ans, a été le premier à être remonté à la surface à 00h10 locales, 05h10 en France : 15 minutes d'ascension dans une nacelle métallique de 53 cm de diamètre treuillée à travers un puits de 622 mètres de profondeur.
Five men were pulled out in the first five hours of the apparently problem-free operation in the Chile's Atacama desert — a drama that saw the world captivated by the miners' endurance and unity as officials meticulously prepared their rescue.
First out was Florencio Avalos, who wore sunglasses to protect him from the glare of bright lights. He smiled broadly as he emerged and hugged his sobbing 7-year-old son, Bairon, and wife.
Rescuers finished reinforcing the top of the 2,041-foot (622-meter) escape shaft Monday, and the 13-foot (four-meter) capsule descended flawlessly in tests. The capsule — the biggest of three built by Chilean navy engineers — was named Phoenix for the mythical bird that rises from ashes. It was painted in the white, blue and red of the Chilean flag.
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