Body recovered from mine - Belgium

[DandyDon]

Original story before translations: Un plongeur décède dans une ancienne mine à Anhée

Google translation: A diver dies in an old mine in Anhée

A diver was reported missing on Friday at 7:45 pm. His body was lifted up without life around 00:00.

The man dived into a former mine at Warnant with a diver's aisle when a problem occurred for some unknown reason. The firemen of Yvoir, contacted by the diver's team, intervened In collaboration with the team of Spéléo Secours de la Protection civile. The body of the monitor could be located around 22h at more than 20m depth. His body could be reassembled two hours later.

Its equipment should be analyzed to determine the cause of the accident.

 

[Diver0001]

On the Belgian forums there are several reports of accidents in this mine. What I gather from previous reports is that there have been problems in this mine in the past with partial cave-ins. The site was officially off limits for diving for a period of time because of that. I presume that diving is permitted again. I can also see that the site is relatively shallow and popular with novice cave divers due to its shallow depth.

The diver in question as found at about 20m (65ft) and was diving with a rebreather.

The French article contains no information, simply saying that the circumstances are unclear.

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