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What an amazing rescue story. Let's hope all the miners are rescued with the same success.

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It's been tears at breakfast for me this morning......sobbed in to my Wheetabix I did!

It's a wonderful sight and so heartwarming.

I am live streaming and have got fingers, toes and anything else crossed that they all get out ok, which I am sure they will! I can't believe how well they all look - Amazing!

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I've been following this story for a month now I think.

Really happy they're finally getting out!
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A genuine feel good story, great news all round
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I followed it quite closely via the BBC stream - just had the audio in my headphones all day while doing other things, so that I could flick over when something was actually happening. I think I watched about a dozen of the emergences in real time which is amazing. And waking up this morning, straight on to BBC news website on my phone to the joyful news that all miners and all of the rescue team were safely back on the surface.

The drilling and rescue work over the last couple of months has been astounding, of course, but I was also impressed with the other aspects.

I think events like this are what enables the BBC to shine. At the drop of a hat, they had experienced journalists continually broadcasting, those guys were not just able to speak both languages but also able to translate (no mean feat when the interviewee speaks one language, your audience speaks another, and there's not just background noise but also a controller gibbering in your earpiece while you're trying to keep track of events in areas you can't see) and to keep going, although I hope someone has given them some serious aftersun today. The commentary, whilst not always gripping, was respectful and sincere. I especially liked the delicacy with which they handled the case of the chap with the "interesting" love-life, when conflicting reports were coming in about the identity of the woman who had gone to meet him.

I was also really impressed by the Chilean media/govt making the whole thing so very accessible - like for instance not allowing a media scrum at the top of the shaft, but sharing the continuous feed from the top and bottom so that no one *had* to try and fight their own cameras into the miners' faces. Top work all round.

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Yes, this success story is a great example of the importance of careful planning and preparation.
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