14 Oct, 2010 @ 14:56
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Chilean escapes a Spanish hell hole

AS 33 miners have been dramatically rescued from the depths of the San José mine, another Chilean has made his own bid for freedom from a Fuengirola police station.

The 52-year-old was arrested following an incident in Plaza de la Hispanidad where he knocked down a local police man with his car.

Officers detained the man who was found to be drunk and discovered he was living in Spain illegally.

He was then arrested and brought to the police station, but managed to escape when he and another detainee were taken to the toilets.

When the officer attempted chased him, he found the door to the corridor had been locked and the man had escaped into the street.

Police are now searching for the fugitive.

Meanwhile, Chile is celebrating the success of the 22 hour operation, quickly dubbed the “miracle in the mine” that saw all 33 miners rescued.

Following the two month ordeal, Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, announced “They were experiencing a kind of rebirth.”

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Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

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