BUTUAN CITY – The search and rescue team has recovered the lifeless body of one of the four miners who died after being trapped in a flooded mining tunnel in the mountainous area of Mahunok, Sitio Cosep, Purok 11, Barangay Bayugan 3, Rosario, Agusan del Sur.
The family of Jeffry Tabugon, also known as Dior, 29 years old, now mourns after his body was retrieved during the ongoing search and rescue operation.
Efforts are now focused on recovering the bodies of the remaining victims: Arniel Alvarado, 38; Richard Bustamante, 28; and Jangan Balagno, 31 — all residents of the said area.
Earlier, a miner named Ronaldo Torreblanca revealed that the victims likely drowned when the tunnel was flooded.
The siphoning operation is still ongoing to drain the water completely and retrieve the remaining three miners.
