Emergency crews have failed to identify any signs of life in their search for a worker who went missing after an earth collapse at Tasmania's Henty Gold Mine.
Thermal imaging has failed to detect any signs of life in the search for a worker missing after an earth collapse at Tasmania's Henty Gold Mine.
The man was working in the lower levels of the mine in a loader, filling a truck, while on night shift, PYBAR Mining Services chief executive Brendan Rouse told reporters."It was the truck driver who identified he didn't come back with the next load," Mr Rouse said.Three co-workers discovered a section of collapsed earth in the area he had been working, about 20 minutes descent underground.
However, by 3pm they had confirmed they had not found the worker, who has been employed at the mine for about two years. "They are currently reviewing the footage from the scene and have not yet located the man or identified signs of life."Australian Workers' Union national secretary Daniel Walton said the union was also on site supporting workers and emergency services in the rescue effort.
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