Authorities recovered the bodies of at least four miners trapped after their illegal coalmine flooded in northwest Colombia.
Relief agencies reported that the bodies were found 171 meters below ground at the site in the municipality of Angelopolis, Antioquia department.
Nine men were trapped when the mine flooded Wednesday. Only one miner has been rescued so far.
In a statement, the Colombian Institute of Geology and Minung reported that the mine was illegal, but site owner Arnulfo Velasquez told media that he has documentation allowing him to operate legally in the area.
Dozens of Colombian miners are killed in work-related accidents each year.
