Police in ‘F’ Division say they are investigating the death of a fifty-four-year-old who was found unconscious in a mining pit at Ominaik Village, Upper Mazaruni River on Monday.
The dead man has been identified as Timothy Hunter, 54, a pitman of Jawalla Village, Upper Mazaruni River.
In a statement, police said at around 4.30 pm, Hunter and others were working inside the mining pit when a wall collapsed and covered Hunter. Police said that when he was removed he was unresponsive.
He was rushed to the Imbaimadai Health Post where he was pronounced dead.
