Two men trapped in collapsed mining pit 

Two men are said to be trapped in a 60-foot-deep mining pit at St. Elizabeth Backdam, Potaro, Region Eight, and efforts are being made to get them out.

In a release, Police Headquarters said the pit caved in on Saturday at about 15:23 hrs. The trapped men have been identified as Franky Hussain, a 32-year-old pork-knocker of North West District, Region One, and Neunes Da Silva, a 38-year-old Brazilian national and pork-knocker from Brazil.

Based on preliminary enquiries, Police said, the men were working in a mining pit, along with other workers, when sections of the eastern and western walls reportedly collapsed.

The other workers managed to escape from the pit; however, Hussain and Da Silva were trapped under the fallen debris, which also covered an excavator.

“Efforts are presently being made by the owner of the mining operation and workers to recover the trapped men.

“Police ranks, along with representatives of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, are currently on the ground assisting as investigations continue,” Police said in a release issued on Sunday morning.