Rescuers recover bodies of four Chilean miners who were trapped in collapse

Rescuers recover bodies of four Chilean miners who were trapped in collapse
Aerial view of El Teniente copper mine (Esteban Felix/AP)

The bodies of four out of five miners trapped in a collapsed section of one of Chile’s biggest copper mines for three days have been found and identified, an official has said.

Rescue workers at the El Teniente mine, about 60 miles south of the capital Santiago, are still looking for the fifth miner, identified as Moises Pavez, mine director Andres Music said.

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