Georgetown: A Brazilian gold miner was on Sunday killed after a boat engine severed his right leg at Oku Backdam ,Cuyuni River on Sunday.
Dead is Taburcio Valeriano De Andrade called ‘Netto’, a 65-year-old miner of Boa Vista Brazil and also of Oku Backdam.
Reports indicate that De Andrade was working at Oku Backdam in his mining pit, when he attempted to jump over one of his Jet 4-cylinder engines which was in operation at the time, but his pants got into contact with the engine fan which immediately pulled his right foot and completely severed it above the right knee.
As a result he was unconscious and his employees and friends went to his assistance and managed to turn off the engine. He was then picked up and taken to his camp where he died.
His body was flown to the city and is at Lyken’s Funeral Parlour awaiting an autopsy.
