NEW : The first of the men will be found above ground as early as Wednesday , official says . Chilean official says mine collapse ` ` ending as a true disaster '' Rescue ##rs still face a multitude of challenges . Rescue crews have been drilling three separate wider holes to send down the rescue capsule and hoist the men to the surface . The men have been missing since January 5 .
NEW : The first of the men will be found above ground as early as Wednesday , official says . Chilean official says mine collapse ` ` ending as a true disaster '' Rescue ##rs still face a multitude of challenges . The men have been missing since January 5 .