41.   After they hit the cool water, those dropped into the river desperately tried to reach the surface through a mess of wooden planks and plastic furniture.

42.   At that depth, the diesel fuel would dissipate before reaching the surface, she said.

43.   BP maintains no environmental damage occurred from the dumping at its Endicott field, but federal prosecutors say some of the material reached the surface.

44.   But if CFTR is mutated, it dies before ever reaching the surface, so chloride cannot escape.

45.   Experts assume the gases will stop gathering when the water reaches the surface.

46.   Twenty-two miners, five of them injured, managed to reach the surface Sunday and brought out the body of one dead worker.

47.   Twenty-two miners, five of them injured, managed to reach the surface and brought out the body of one dead worker.

48.   Helgi Bjrnsson, of the University of Iceland, told reporters Wednesday that the level of the lake would not rise further because it had already reached the surface.

49.   Then, their bewilderment when they reach the surface.

50.   Two of four potholers trapped in flooded caves in southeastern France for five days reached the surface on Friday, rescue workers said.