On 5th August 2010, a collapse in the San Jose copper and gold mine in the Atacama Desert, Chile, leaves 33 miners trapped. Among them, Edison Peña, an Elvis impersonator, entombed nearly half-a-mile underground. Facing almost certain death, the collapse sparks an international rescue effort, which captivates a worldwide TV audience of a billion people. What does the future hold for Edison, and the miners?

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CREDITS

Trapped: The Chile Miners was written and produced by Rob Mulhern
Recordings in Chile by Esteban Cabezas
Interview co-ordinator for recordings in Chile, Carmen Aguilar Garcia
Digital by Tom Gillespie
Special thanks to our contributors, Edison Peña, and Jonathan Samuels
Archive, Simon Windsor
Sound design, Rob Mulhern
TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant
TV output editor, Emily Deeker
Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris
Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham
Social media, Chris Scott
Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton
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