They should be rewarded with praise, not given the cold shoulder just because they couldn't save all of the lost miners. As details come out, it may just be that the others had no chance. Regardless, they did save one life, and we should be joyous for that miracle.
I agree. Others would be happy, too, if somewhere, someone hadn't bungled the statement that they had found the other 12. Once it got twisted it must have circulated like wildfire.
I'd be pretty darned miserable if I were the one(s) who brought false hope to a sad situation. God knows that would be punishment enough.
In the future, I have a feeling there may be a little tighter cap on information getting out until the miners do. You aren't out until you feel the sun on your face.
You two had some of the better comments on here about this sad situation.