Owner of Collapsed Chinese Mine Drowns Amid Rescue Efforts
- 8 years ago
A Chinese executive drowned Sunday in an apparent suicide during efforts to rescue 17 workers still trapped two days after the collapse of a gypsum mine he owned, state media said.
Ma Congbo, president of Yurong Commerce and Trade Ltd.
Co., was assisting with rescue efforts on Sunday morning when he jumped into a mine well and drowned, state media said, citing a morning briefing by the rescue command center.
One person died in the mine collapse on Friday in the eastern province of Shandong.
Rescuers have pulled 11 workers to safety, and 17 miners have yet to be found.
The mine collapse came just days after a landslide from a man-made pileup of construction waste in the southern city of Shenzhen killed one person and left another 75 missing and presumed dead.
Ma Congbo, president of Yurong Commerce and Trade Ltd.
Co., was assisting with rescue efforts on Sunday morning when he jumped into a mine well and drowned, state media said, citing a morning briefing by the rescue command center.
One person died in the mine collapse on Friday in the eastern province of Shandong.
Rescuers have pulled 11 workers to safety, and 17 miners have yet to be found.
The mine collapse came just days after a landslide from a man-made pileup of construction waste in the southern city of Shenzhen killed one person and left another 75 missing and presumed dead.