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The two miners were named as Nguyen The Hoat, 25 years old from northern Yen Bai Province, and Vi Van Dung, 27 years old from the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.
Hoat was found dead and his body removed from the mine at 4.50am. One hour later Dung was rescued with leg injuries and transferred to Cam Pha General Hospital.
The two men were working at a depth of 100 to 120m when the accident happened. Further investigation is ongoing.
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