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But it was only after the rescue teams far above finally got through to them that they addressed the subject of cannibalism.
“At that moment, no one talked about it,” he said. “But once it was over, it became a topic of joking, but only once it was over, once they found us.”
Mr Bohn said there were 33 people confirmed trapped inside the mine since Thursday, revising earlier reports of 34 miners.
Chile miners came to blows, but swore to keep details secret
The first accounts of life for the trapped men hinted at a complicated period of squabbles, disagreements and even physical confrontations between the group during those first dark days after the San Jose mine collapsed on Aug 5.
The men had "separated into three groups because of fighting. There were fist fights," one miner said.
But they are reported to have made a "blood pact" not to speak about the problems between them.
BBC News 'short of cash after £100,000 spend' on Chilean miners' rescue
The BBC has spent so much money reporting on the Chilean miners’ rescue that coverage of other major events including the G20 summit and the Oscars will have to be scaled back.
Background
See also: Mining in Chile
Chile has a long tradition in mining, which developed during the 20th century and made the country the world's top producer of copper.[10] Since 2000, an average of 34 people have died every year in mining accidents in Chile, with a high of 43 in 2008, according to a review of data collected by the state regulatory agency Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile................................
First information
When the collapse occurred there were two groups of miners. A first group of miners was near or at the entrance of the mine and escaped immediately without incident. The main group of 33 miners were deep inside the mine and included several subcontracted employees of a different company, who would not normally have been with them.[21]