Body of Tom Okwach retrieved from Abimbo mine after 7 months being trapped
1 min readThe body of Tom Okwach has been retrieved from Abimbo Gold Mine in Bondo seven months after being trapped in December, 2021.
Tom Okwacha was trapped with other nine miners.
Eight miners were rescued alive and one was retrieved dead after the December 8 incident.
The deceased’s uncle Fredrick Ogunde confirmed that Okwach’s remains were retrieved on Sunday following the spirited effort of 15 artisanal miners.
The gold diggers were trapped almost 20 feet from the entrance of the mining chambers.
One of the survivors of the tragedy revealed he had sounded the alarm about a tremor while inside the shaft before the incident, but was dismissed as inexperienced.
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