Two rescued, one still missing in Gunung Tabai mining incident
The department received a distress call at 9.10 am, after which a rescue team was dispatched to the scene.
KUCHING: Two men were pulled out alive from a deep pit after the area in which they were illegally carrying out gold mining activities in Gunung Tabai, Bau, about 40 kilometres from here collapsed this morning.
A third victim is still missing in the rubble, Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Khirudin Drahman said.
He said the department received a distress call at 9.10 am, after which a rescue team was dispatched to the scene.
He said the operation was risky as rescuers had to deal with rubble and depth up to 92 metres.
After finding a safer access route, the team used the 'shoring' method to rescue two of the victims, he said.
The search for the third victim is ongoing, Khirudin added.
--BERNAMA
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