A 21-year-old miner of Four Miles Port Kaituma, died yesterday when a pit collapsed and covered him. The incident occurred around 16:30hrs at Blackwater Backdam, Cuyuni River.
The dead miner has been identified as ‘Vibes’ (only name given).
Enquiries revealed that on the mentioned date and time the victim was ‘jetting’ in the mining pit, when the dam that held slush from the tail-end broke and began to escape.
An alarm was raised by the victim’s co-worker and friend Elroy Smith, resulting in the victim ‘pinching’ the hose and running to escape.
However, the slush caught and covered him.
The co-workers soon after dug him out and brought him to higher ground as he laid motionless.
The victim was then placed on an ATV and transported to Bartica Hospital where he was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty on arrival on 2021-06-29 at 01:00hrs.
A wound was observed to his right hand. The body was then placed in the hospital’s mortuary and is awaiting post mortem.
