33 Men (28 page)

Miner Richard Villarroel flashes a smile as he is wheeled into a makeshift hospital room just minutes after being rescued.

© CLAUDIA VEGA / epa / Corbis

Stone slab inscribed with the names of the thirty-three miners.

Jonathan Franklin / Addict Village

On his first day of freedom, miner Mario Sepúlveda prays at the beach near Copiapó.

© Morten Anderson