Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: Navy divers spot several skeletons, relatives of victims arrive at Ksan
Guwahati, Jan 17 (IBNS): More than a month after 15 miners got trapped inside a 370-feet deep flooded coal mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the Indian Navy divers on Thursday finally managed to spot several skeletons inside the mine.
A top official said that, the Indian Navy divers have managed to spot few more skeletons in the main shaft.
Earlier, the Navel divers had spotted a miner's body at a depth of over 200 feet inside the coal mine.
The Navy divers spotted the body by using remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) at depths of 160 feet to 210 feet.
The extraction process is going on and the body has been pulled up to the mouth of the 370-feet mine.
(Reporting by Hemanth Kumar Nath)
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