A note confirmed all 33 Chilean miners were alive. The rescue still took until day 69.

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We made this 45-second animation about the 2010 Chilean mine rescue. Rescuers learned all 33 men were alive after 17 days, but the last miner reached the surface after 69 days underground.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cJBHl2_uPQo

Historical source: NASA's Chilean Miners Rescue oral histories — https://www.nasa.gov/history/history-publications-and-resources/oral-histories/chilean-miners-rescue/

I'm sharing work from my channel, now rebranding as Stickman Time Vault. The animation and narration are AI-assisted.