A man died while searching for gold in an abandoned mine in Transbaikalia. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) for the Trans-Baikal Territory.
“According to preliminary data, on November 4, three men decided to go down to an abandoned mine located in the village of Vershino-Darasunsky to search for precious metals.” , – the message says.
While descending the mine, one of them, a 43-year-old man, fell and fell. The victim was taken to the hospital, but he died there a few days later.
Law enforcement agencies are conducting a pre-investigation check on this fact. All participants in the incident were interrogated.
Earlier in Kuzbass, a fire broke out in the Tashtagolskaya mine. At the time of the fire, there were more than 225 people inside. A possible cause of the fire was a disruption to the process.