A Birth, a Proposal, a National Holiday, All Underground

On September 14, Ariel Ticona's wife gave birth to a daughter, and he watched the arrival on video from underground. He named her Esperanza, which means hope. Claudio Yáñez's longtime partner accepted his marriage proposal while he was still down there. On September 18, the men marked Chile's bicentennial holiday underground. Six days later, they passed 50 days below ground, longer than anyone in history.