Body of 59-year-old man recovered from NSW mine shaft after rescue operation
A body has been recovered from a decommissioned mine shaft in the NSW Hunter Valley region after an hours-long recovery operation by emergency services.
Police were told the man had fallen into the mine on Dry Creek Road at Ellalong at about 12.45pm yesterday.
The body of a 59-year-old man was located in water at the base of the mine at about 11am today.
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A body has been recovered from a decommissioned mine shaft in the NSW Hunter Valley region. 9News
A report will be prepared for information for the coroner. 9News
The man is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged in his late 50s.
"Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District, with the assistance of the Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit, NSW Ambulance, Fire and Rescue NSW and other agencies, are on scene working to retrieve the man's body," NSW Police said in a statement.
NSW Resources Regulator has commenced an investigation into the man's death.
A report will be prepared for information for the coroner.
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