A 20 -year- old miner was killed on Monday when a rock pinned him down while he was working on a dredge at Pepper Camp Backdam , Upper Mazaruni River.

Dead is Ken Ranny of Kamarang /Warawatta, Upper Mazaruni River.

Reports indicate that Ranny was in the mining pit clearing the ‘marrock drain’ when the southern wall of the pit collapsed, causing a large rock to fall and pin him down.

The other workers ran to his aid and were able to retrieve his body from under the rock. However, upon extracting him it was observed that he was motionless. As a result, he was taken to the Kamarang Health post where he was pronounced dead on arrival  by  a medex.

Sources in the area also noted that the area where the young man met his demise was declared closed by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission(GGMC).