A 47-year-old miner, on Sunday, lost his life after the pit he was operating in collapsed, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has said.
According to information from the police, the victim was identified as Stephen Mark Samuels of Karwap Mission, Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
The incident occurred around 16:00 hrs at Puruni Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

“Investigations revealed that the man was employed with a Brazilian national on a six-inch land dredge as a jet man, and on the date and time mentioned above, he and several other workers were in a pit working. Whilst working, a part of the eastern wall broke and fell into the pit covering the deceased.

“An alarm was raised, and with the assistance of other workers present, Samuels’ motionless body was removed from under the rubble,” the police said.
A report was then made to the police who visited the scene and examined the body. No marks of violence were seen. Samuels’ body was then escorted to the Puruni Health Centre and pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.
There were plans to transport the body to Georgetown for a post mortem examination, as investigations continue.