By Nigel Maxwell

Trapped mine worker expected to make full recovery

Oct 21, 2013 | 10:01 AM

The RCMP is releasing more details about an accident that happened Saturday morning at the Roy Lloyd Mine site, northeast of La Ronge.

A 58-year-old man was working, when the ground beneath him collapsed. Crews had been doing some blasting at the time.

“He was trapped for about an hour. He was completely submerged up to his neck when his partner found him, and he could only see the top of his hard hat at the time,” said Sgt. Craig Cleary.

The man was released soon after taken to hospital in La Ronge.

“As of yesterday his condition was listed as good. The last report had him getting some precautionary testing done at the hospital,” said Cleary.

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The mine is run by Golden Band Resources Inc. Our newsroom has tried to contact the company, but so far the calls have not been returned.

Provincial Occupational Health and Safety is investigating.

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