The two miners - 22-year-old Astrid Guitelen and Jomar Lay-os, 23, both from Sagada, Mountain Province - entered the mine tunnel at 5 pm on Tuesday to fix the mine blower.

When the two failed to return after 4 hours, their co-miners followed them in side the mine operated by Angie Ognayon, located in Level 70 in Antamok, Ucab, Itogon.

Guitelen and Lay-os were found 200 meters below the entrance of the tunnel and brought to the Baguio General Hospital where they were declared dead. Their bodies were brought back to Sagada on Wednesday, August 15.

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