Thursday, April 28, 2011

Two bodies of illegal miners found in Springs

Lusanda Bill
28 April 2011


Bodies of illegal miners have been recovered by police on the East Rand.

The two bodies were found in a disused mine in Springs, it is believed that a tunnel collapsed and buried the men alive.

Several men managed to escape and reported the matter to the police.

The police’s Johannes Ramphora said emergency officials started looking for the men on Tuesday, but the bodies were only discovered on Wednesday.

An investigation is now underway.

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