Miner, 20, dies in Pepper Camp pit collapse

A 20-year-old miner died  on Monday afternoon after he was pinned down by a rock when the wall of the mining pit he was working in collapsed at Pepper Camp Backdam, Upper Mazaruni River.

Dead is Ken Ranny, a resident of Kamarang, Warawatta, Upper Mazaruni River

The incident occurred around 2 pm on Monday.