Hon. Robeson Benn, Minister of Home Affairs, is presently at the BOSAI Minerals worksite in Linden, where the search continues for Operator Neptrid Hercules who vanished while working in the early hours of Saturday.

Minister Benn and a team from the Ministry of Home Affairs met with BOSAI’s General Manager and Commander Regional Police Division #10 Mr. Hugh Winter, at the worksite where recovery efforts are ongoing.

On Saturday, March 11, 2023, at approximately 04:00 hours, an unfortunate incident occurred in the East Montgomery Mine that involved employee Neptrid Hercules, who worked the night shift on Friday, March 10, 2023.

On the overburden dump, Mr. Hercules was operating a CAT D9T Dozer when he and the machine went missing. It was reported that Mr. Hercules and the dozer fell into a pit and was covered.

On Saturday, recovery attempts got underway with the assistance of a number of metal detectors, two hydraulic excavators, and hand probing with steel rods.