Illegal gold prospector killed


KUCHING: A 28-year-old man who was prospecting for gold some 24m underground at Gunung Tabai in Taiton, Bau died when a slab of rock collapsed on him.

The body of Chai Say Chong was brought to the surface yesterday afternoon after rescuers pulled it through a small tunnel for nearly three hours.

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