The police were already able to find the bodies and reported that examinations revealed that they had fractures and signs of asphyxiation. They have not yet identified the bodies.
Seven miners died in Peru behind the collapse of the mine they were working in. The workers were crushed by stones, in the Andean region of Puno, at 5,000 meters high.
“We have reported so far seven miners died after a collapse in a mine in the town center of La Rinconada“Puno police chief General Enrique Monroy told AFP.
The accident occurred in the morning at the Lago de Oro mine, located in the Ananea district in the Puno region, a 5,100 meters high.
“Apparently it is a work accident, a collapse a kilometer and a half from the mine entrance,” the police officer explained and assured that “the bodies have already been extracted, They have fractures and signs of asphyxiation. A criminalistics team has gone to the scene to identify the bodies“.
Tragedy in Peru: how the seven miners died
The seven miners who were crushed to death in a collapse They were carrying out earth moving tasks to extract gold, according to Peruvian media.
In this Andean zone of southeastern Peru There are several camps of illegal miners who come attracted by gold.
Source: Ambito
