Police probe death of illegal miner retrieved from Stilfontein mine

Police have confirmed that a decomposed body of an illegal miner was brought up to the surface at an old mine in Stilfontein, North West, on Thursday.

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said circumstances surrounding the death of the illegal miner were under investigation.

“We can confirm that as of 2pm this afternoon [Thursday], a total of 1,173 illegal miners have since resurfaced,” she said. “We do have a decomposed body that was brought up this afternoon [Thursday],” she said.