India.com News Desk | Feb 27, 2019, 9:54 PM IST
"The highly decomposed unidentified body was pulled to the water surface by the Indian Navy's underwater remotely operated vehicle (UROV) and then taken out in a bucket-type container to the higher grounds at 1.20 PM," said a rescue official.
India.com News Desk | Jan 27, 2019, 9:30 PM IST
According to District Deputy Commissioner F M Dopth, the body is decomposed and efforts are on to retrieve it to the top of the mine.
India.com News Desk | Jan 26, 2019, 1:44 PM IST
On Thursday, the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) pulled the first body out of the mine's shaft, nine days after it was spotted.
India.com News Desk | Jan 24, 2019, 4:16 PM IST
Family members of the trapped miners have been waiting anxiously for news of their loved ones and are visiting the site regularly.
India.com News Desk | Jan 21, 2019, 2:29 PM IST
On January 19, the families of four of the 15 trapped miners requested rescuers to retrieve the decomposed body so that the last rites could be performed.
India.com News Desk | Jan 20, 2019, 12:37 PM IST
The Navy divers had detected Wednesday the decomposed body of one of the miners, using a ROV, at a depth of around 160 feet inside the main shaft.
India.com News Desk | Jan 17, 2019, 7:19 AM IST
The rescue teams are looking for different ways to retrieve the body as early as possible. Till now, there has been no word from the authorities on the located minor's survival.
India.com News Desk | Jan 8, 2019, 3:00 PM IST
A status report was filed by state s advocate general Amit Kumar before a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Naze.
India.com News Desk | Jan 4, 2019, 7:24 PM IST
Coal India (CIL) inserted the pump into the old shaft and connection of pipes is still intact. The pump is expected to be functional by tomorrow. The pumping of water from the main shaft is also expected by January 5.
India.com News Desk | Dec 30, 2018, 10:41 AM IST
The Odisha Fire and Emergency Services have been pressed into service with their 10 high-powered pumps to dewater the flooded mine.
India.com News Desk | Dec 29, 2018, 11:07 PM IST
No Way Trapped Meghalaya Miners Will be Alive, Says Survivor
India.com News Desk | Dec 29, 2018, 6:46 AM IST
The mine got flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it on December 13, trapping the 15 diggers.
