Online Reporter
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected]
THE body of an illegal miner which was trapped for two days in a disused mine shaft in Gwanda has been retrieved.
Dolphin Moyo (32) and Mr Michael Sibanda were working in a disused mine shaft on Monday around 5PM when it collapsed trapping Moyo inside while his mate escaped unharmed.
Efforts to retrieve his body on Monday and Tuesday were fruitless.
A group of mine workers from the area converged at the mine on Wednesday at around 10AM. Using hammers and chisels they navigated their way through boulders and managed to retrieve Moyo’s body on Wednesday at around 5PM.
Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Chiratidzo Dube confirmed the incident.
“I can confirm that we recorded a mine accident where an illegal panner died after a shaft he was working in collapsed. Dolphin Moyo and Michael Sibanda were working in a shaft in Jacaranda area on 20 October at around 4PM.
“Sibanda noticed that the shaft was unstable and alerted the now deceased and they decided to stop. The shaft immediately collapsed and Sibanda was able to escape but Moyo was buried by boulders. The matter was reported to the police who attended the scene,” she said.
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