UPDATE 3: Body of last confined Phalaborwa miner found
According to the latest report from the mine, the last trapped miner has been confirmed dead.
The latest report from the tragic mining incident in Phalaborwa is that the last trapped miner has been confirmed dead.
The news broke earlier today that an underground conveyor belt had caught fire at the Palaborwa Copper mine (better known as PMC). As the news broke, two mine workers were reported dead and were later named as Elliot Maake and Vula Eckson Mayindi.
As the details of the incident unraveled, it was reported that four other mine workers were confined underground. Rescue teams worked to reduce the high temperatures in the refuse chamber and gained access, only to find the bodies of three of the four workers.
The fourth and final body of the confined workers has now been located bringing the total death toll to six.
Previous reports:
UPDATE 2: Death toll rises to five in Phalaborwa mining incident
UPDATE: Phalaborwa mining incident claims two lives, four more are trapped
BREAKING: One dead in Phalaborwa mining incident
