Ninth Miner's Remains Found in Coahuila Mine Disaster
Rescuers have found the remains of a ninth miner in Mexico's El Pinabete mine, 18 months after a tragic accident. Teams are working to safely extract the body. Nine out of ten trapped miners have now been recovered.
The dusty, somber town of Sabinas in Coahuila is reeling as more grim discoveries emerge from the rubble of the “El Pinabete” mine, where a harrowing accident has left the nation grappling with sorrow and unanswered questions. More than two years after the catastrophic incident that trapped ten miners in the collapsed and waterlogged coal mine, authorities have now confirmed that the remains of the ninth miner have been located.
In a statement marked with sorrow and a flicker of hope for closure, the Unified Command, an alliance of rescue and recovery authorities including the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), the National Coordination of Civil Protection (CNPC), the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), and the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Coahuila (FGEC), announced the tragic yet crucial find. The miner’s remains were uncovered in a dark, flooded gallery, a macabre reminder of the devastation that occurred on August 3, 2022.
