Two Died In Closed Gold Mine, Western Romania

"Three people initially descended into the mine. One of them got out and notified the father of one of the men stick in the mine, the father went in to and didn’t come out,” said Petru Campean.

The alarm was sounded Saturday evening and two locals, employees of the gold mine, mountain rescuers and mine rescuers went in after the victims. Rescuers brought out the bodies of the two young men and one survivor, who was taken to the emergency hospital in Deva and released Sunday morning.

Officials of mining company Minvest, which owns the mine, said the victims were out to steal scarp iron in an area where access was restricted.

Police opened an investigation in this case.