Jaipur: One person, who was among the 15 Hindustan Copper Limited officials trapped in a mine in Neem ka Thana district, died due to severe injuries on Wednesday.

The other 14 members, including members of the Kolkata vigilance team, were rescued after hours-long operations involving police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
Neem ka Thana Collector Sharad Mehra said 14 rescued were sent to SMS hospital in Jaipur for treatment.

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Fifteen personnel of the public sector company got trapped in a mine Tuesday night when a cage used to carry the personnel fell after a rope broke, police said. The team included members of the vigilance department and other officials who had gone for an inspection. When the cage was coming up, it collapsed due to the breakage of a rope.

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