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Two Bodies Recovered at Grasberg Mine in Papua as Search Continues for Five

Freeport Indonesia has halted its main production block to prioritize the underground rescue.

Overview

  • Rescuers retrieved the remains on Saturday morning at the Grasberg Block Cave in Tembagapura, Central Papua.
  • Local police identified the victims as Irawan, 46, and Wigih Hartono, 37.
  • Five workers remain unaccounted for after the September 8 flow of material from an extraction point blocked access routes.
  • Police, mining officials, and company teams are coordinating search-and-recovery operations in the remote underground site.
  • Officials said the trapped group includes five Indonesians along with a Chilean and a South African.