After three days of intense searching, it was confirmed that none of the six miners trapped in the recent collapse at Codelco's El Teniente mine in Chile survived.

This tragic event plunged the Andean nation into mourning, and while it revived memories of the miraculous rescue of 33 miners in 2010, this time the outcome was different for the workers.

Last Thursday, a collapse occurred at the Andesite Project at the El Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper mine. The incident left six Codelco workers missing. A rescue operation has since been underway.

However, on Sunday afternoon, hopes of finding survivors faded. O'Higgins Regional Prosecutor Aquiles Cubillos confirmed to the press that Moisés Esteban Pavez Armijo's body had been found.

The prosecutor reported that the search posed a high risk to rescuers, explaining that a"major landslide delayed the extraction of the last body."

The first deceased miner was found in the Andesite Project area. The remaining bodies were found in the area known as El Teniente 7, within a radius of no more than 10 square meters.

Starting Monday, the investigation into what happened will be led by two prosecutors and a multidisciplinary team.

The six deceased miners were identified as:

Paulo Marín Tapia, 48, was the first worker to be found, and his death was confirmed on the same Thursday as the collapse. He worked in electrical work, including installing ladders and transporting cables. Marín Tapia was an employee of the contractor Salfa Montajes. He was born in Illapel, Coquimbo region. He was married with three children, and his wife is expecting their fourth.

• Gonzalo Ignacio Núñez Caroca, 33. His body was found Saturday afternoon among the rocks of El Teniente. Núñez Caroca was born in 1991 in the commune of Graneros, where he graduated from the Santa Teresita de Los Andes High School in 2009. He later settled in San Francisco de Mostazal. He was an employee of the Gardilcic construction company.

Jean Humberto Miranda Ibaceta, 31. His body was found Sunday morning. Miranda Ibaceta was born in August 1993 in Rancagua and graduated from Tomás Guaglen High School in 2011. His father explained that Jean was the leader of his work group, given his position as master teacher. In that role, his duties included being the first to arrive at his workplace and preparing materials and tools for the shift. He had three children and was expecting another, as his wife was almost four months pregnant. His brother, Michael Miranda, said that Jean had been through a similar situation two years earlier, when a rock explosion caused a person to be trapped. He had been in the mining industry for ten years and had graduated as a mining technician three months earlier. He was employed by the Gardilcic construction company.

Alex Araya Acevedo, 29. His body was found on Sunday. Araya Acevedo was the youngest of the group and was born in Rancagua. In 2023, he took a two-for-one at Monte Castello School to graduate from high school early and thus enter the workforce more quickly. He was employed by the Gardilcic construction company.

Carlos Andrés Arancibia Valenzuela. His body was found on Sunday. Arancibia Valenzuela was the oldest of the group and the only one of the trapped workers born outside the O'Higgins region; he was from La Serena and lived in the Las Compañías sector. He had studied at the Salesianos School. He was employed by the Gardilcic construction company.

Moisés Esteban Pavez Armijo, 33, was the last miner found by rescuers on Sunday afternoon. He was born on December 30, 1991, and lived in the commune of Doñihue, in the province of Cachapoal, in the O'Higgins Region. His relatives said he was expecting his second child. He was employed by the Gardilcic construction company.

It's worth mentioning that Paulo Marín Tapia's funeral was held on the first Sunday of August, with hundreds of people present, who set up a memorial site with candles, flags, and signs at the mine entrance and around Codelco.