Shillong, January 20: The Indian Navy team on Thursday recovered a body from a 370 deep feet coal mine at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, where, 13 miners are trapped since December 13 last year. According to reports, the body was decomposed and was pulled to the surface using remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The body has been sent for a postmortem to know the actual cause of death. Indian Navy Abandons Efforts to Pull Out Decomposed Body of Miners.

The multi-agency rescue operators are trying their best to recover the remains using an unmanned, Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UROV). On Wednesday, another body of a miner was spotted which was disintegrated and slipped to bottom after Navy tried to pull it out. Bodies ‘Falling Apart’ as Rescue Operations Continue, Families of Miners Demand Decent Burial.

The incident dates back to December 13, when one of the workers unintentionally punctured the wall of the coal mine, leading to its flooding. In the tragic incident, only five managed to escape. The accident in the "rat hole mining" came after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed an interim ban in April 2014.

Earlier, on January 20, the multi-agency mission was abandoned by Navy but after the demand from family members of victims and order by Supreme Court, the operation was restarted. The family members had urged the rescuers to recover the bodies so that they can perform their last rites.

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