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Body evacuated in Freeport mine collapse
The body of drilling operator Roby Hermawan, who was buried when an underground mine in Papua collapsed, was evacuated and flown to his hometown of Garut, West Java, on Sunday
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he body of drilling operator Roby Hermawan, who was buried when an underground mine in Papua collapsed, was evacuated and flown to his hometown of Garut, West Java, on Sunday.
The West Muck Bay underground mine of PT Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura, Mimika collapsed on Friday at about 11:30 p.m., burying the victim who was installing safety equipment in the mine.
'The victim was buried along with heavy equipment. The body could not be identified as it was buried under stones and soil,' Papua Police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Paulus Waterpauw said on Sunday.
