Thirty-three miners had been trapped inside a mine in Chile. They had been discovered alive after seventeen days of being trapped when a rescue effort managed to break through with a little probe to a region where the miners had managed to escape to. That was the great news. The poor news is that the actual rescue might take up to four months. And also the miners will need to lose sufficient weight to get their waist lines down to thirty-three to thirty-five inches. Realistically though, this weight loss is unlikely to be difficult as they are on somewhat limited rations.

Chilean authorities have contacted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for assistance in helping the miners in psychological coping for this extended period. They're becoming provided with numerous nutritional substances, right after having lived on emergency rations of two spoons of tuna, a sip of milk, a bite of cracker and a peach morsel until the initial contact with them was made. They have 3 holes, one for supplies, one for communications, and one for air.

The magnitude and length of this rescue effort is the largest and lengthiest in history. In 2009, there had been three miners trapped inside a flooded mine in Southern China who had been rescued after twenty-five days. These miners might be rescued at five times that.

Now these miners aren't luxuriating in any splendor, lying about on antique Persian rugs. The region they're trapped in is roughly two kilometers in size. The rescue authorities are mapping out areas for walking and exercising, resting, working, and diversions. The miners are becoming encouraged to exercise and to even have fun. They're becoming encouraged to document the experience inside the mine for their families and loved ones and as a means of staying busy. They aren't told the length of time it'll take prior to complete the rescue and everyone communicating with them is asked to maintain the secret. All the miners know is that it will probably be a lengthy time.

When the rescue is finished and these thirty-three men are back on the surface, their ordeal will still not be ended. They'll probably suffer ongoing psychological issues from the ordeal of becoming trapped beneath ground for months. They'll require counseling and probably new types of employment. After all, how many people would be willing to return underground after having spent 4 to 5 months beneath ground in the darkness?

They might nicely get the opportunity to sell their stories and receive sufficient compensation to retire. Then they can get that antique Persian Rug and lie around on it for the rest of their lives. Most likely inside a nice, wide open piece of land.