Another young miner has died after the walls of the pit in which he was working collapsed and covered him alive.
Dead is 21-year-old Deon Henry of Triangle Backdam, Baramita, Region One (Barima-Waini).
According to reports, Henry was in the pit with several other persons but his colleagues were unable to save him as the eastern wall of the pit caved in on him.
The men managed to pull Henry from under the slush but were not able to resuscitate him.
The police were called and his body was taken to the Port Kaituma Hospital mortuary.
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