{"id":151965,"date":"2017-05-19T09:01:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T07:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=151965"},"modified":"2017-05-19T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T13:41:44","slug":"update-mens-bodies-recovered-primrose-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/05\/19\/update-mens-bodies-recovered-primrose-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Men\u2019s bodies recovered from Primrose mine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bodies of the two men trapped in a mine in Stanley Road, Primrose were brought to the surface, last night.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first man was declared dead by emergency services after he was brought to the surface of the mine at about 6pm.<\/span><\/p>

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The second man was brought to the surface at about midnight and was also declared dead by emergency services.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both men were trapped after descending into the mine, before 3pm, yesterday afternoon (May 18).<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cFire and rescue workers had great difficulty in bringing both men to the surface,\u201d said Annine Siddall, spokesperson for ER24.<\/span><\/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.<\/span><\/p>\n

ER24 paramedics were called to the scene at 3pm and arrived to find one of the men had run out of oxygen at that time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local authorities are conducting an investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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