Miner, 24, dies after being pinned by fallen tree
A miner was killed on Saturday at Gold Finger Landing after a tree fell and pinned him. Dead is 24-year-old Troy Prudencio of Lethem, Region 9. The tragedy struck just about 13:22h.
The Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) said that Prudencio and two other workers - ages 31 and 25, were in a camp cooking when several gusts of heavy winds were heard, followed by the sound of a tree falling.
Prudencio and the other two workers scampered to get out of the camp, but the 24-year-old miner did not make it out, resulting in him being pinned by the tree.
The other two workers immediately removed the tree that pinned their co-worker, and he was found motionless. Notwithstanding, he was picked up and taken to the Aurora Gold Mine, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at about by a doctor.
The body was examined, and it was observed that he had multiple injuries. Investigations are in progress.
