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India All India 24 Jan 2019 First body pulled out of Meghalaya mine, 42 days after workers got stuck
First body pulled out of Meghalaya mine, 42 days after workers got stuck
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Published : Jan 24, 2019, 4:04 pm IST
Updated : Jan 24, 2019, 4:09 pm IST
It took six men - 2 from the NDRF, 3 navy men and one civil hospital staffer - to pull out the body from the flooded mine.
The body was pulled out in a joint operation by the NDRF and Indian Navy. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)
Meghalaya: One body has been recovered on Thursday from the mine at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
The body was pulled out in a joint operation by the NDRF and Indian Navy.
It took six men - 2 from the NDRF, 3 navy men and one civil hospital staffer - to pull out the body from the flooded mine.
At least 15 miners were trapped in the illegal rat-hole mine in Khloo Ryngksan of East Jaintia Hills district, when it was flooded on December 13.
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