At least one miner dead in mining pit collapse 

Sherwayne Joseph, 26, and Imran Blake, 19, were trapped following a mining pit collapse at the St. Elizabeth Backdam, Potar, Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni).

Police Headquarters reported that at least one person died, as a body was retrieved.

The mining pit reportedly collapsed at about 02:30 hrs Friday.

Joseph, Blake, and seven other workers were on the night shift at an eight-inch dredging operation.

Police said three other workers were in the pit when a co-worker said he heard a rumbling sound and noticed that land/soil had broken away and started to fall into the mining pit.

The worker told investigators that he raised an alarm alerting the workers in the pit.

The land covered Joseph and Blake and buried them beneath, though the other three workers in the pit managed to escape.

Investigations continue.