DAVAO DE ORO, July 12 (PIA) - After being trapped for more than 16 hours, Davao de Oro rescuers saved a miner from being wedged in a collapsed tunnel near a riverbank in Barangay Mainit, Nabunturan.

According to the spot report of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Alvin Bernaba, 28, got stuck waist down by boulders when the tunnel they mined in Purok 12, barred down on July 8 early morning.

Report also stated that he was with two others miners; and fortunately, the two got out safely.

At around 1:00 p.m., Provincial Fire Marshal Chief Inspector Donald Concepcion led the Incident Command Post with the consent of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Nabunturan.

During the operation, rescuers put up shoring using timber in the area to prevent the further collapse of the tunnel; and utilized heavy equipment to hasten the extrication.

At around 12:36 a.m. of July 9, Bernaba was extricated from the tunnel, and was brought immediately to Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital in Montevista for medical attention.

Aside from Special Rescue Unit (SRU) of BFP Davao de Oro, other rescuers include personnel from the Nabunturan Emergency Rescue Team (NERT), Philippine Red Cross, and local miners. (MLU/PIA XI)