some of the older miners who died might have shared their oxygen supplies with him to save the younger man who had the best chance of survival.
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Oh my gosh! That is so sad, I can't even imagine.
No greater love has a man than that he should lay down his life for another. These guys didn't know it was in vain and yet they did it anyway, in hope. I'm not a really emotional type either but this story keeps bringing tears to my eyes.