South African police say a suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where 246 survivors were rescued and 78 bodies were retrieved las...
Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.
Tshoaeli, whose is also known as “Tiger,” is allegedly responsible for some deaths, assault and torture that are purported to have taken place underground, police said. Authorities have evidence of his involvement from survivors' witness accounts and video footage, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said.
Since the operation started at the gold mine in Stilfontein in August, a total of nearly 2,000 illegal miners and 87 bodies have resurfaced from underground.who spoke to The Associated Press have revealed that hundreds of miners faced starvation, hunger and illnesses after their supplies were cut off by police.
The rescue operation was called off last week after mine rescue officials and volunteers helping to retrieve the miners and bodies said that there were no more survivors or corpses underground. Cameras and motion detection equipment were also used to determine this. However, some community members and organizations have raised concerns that there may still be more bodies underground at a different shaft.
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