Tayfun Keskin

Bodies of miners trapped in Turkey's Zonguldak retrieved after more than 30 hours

Search and rescue teams early on June 1 retrieved the bodies of two workers from a collapsed coal mine in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak after more than 30 hours, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

The collapse occurred in a mine run by a private firm in Zonguldak's Kilimli district at 8:30 p.m. on May 30. 

Two workers trapped after coal mine collapse in Turkey's Zonguldak

Two workers are trapped after a coal mine collapsed in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak on May 30, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The collapse occurred in a mine run by a private firm in Zonguldak's Kilimli district at 8:30 p.m. on May 30. 

Tayfun Keskin, 34, and Volkan Köroğlu, 32, were trapped after the mine's roof collapsed 600 meters away from the mine's entrance.