Two men were trapped after descending into a mine on Stanley Road in Primrose, this afternoon.<\/p>\n
It is believed that the owner and one employee of the mine had descended more than 75 metres into the mine to check on water levels.<\/p>
ER24 paramedics were called to the scene at about 3pm and arrived to find one of the men had allegedly run out of oxygen.<\/p>\n
It is believed that the men had been trapped for longer than an hour at the time of the paramedics arrival.<\/p>
Local authorities were on the scene.<\/p>\n
More information will follow as soon as it becomes available.<\/p>\n
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