Overview
- The worker was identified as Héctor García Guerra, 44, who was reached and brought out in the early hours after a tunnel collapse.
- He was transferred to the Ricardo Rivarola Cruzado support hospital in Nasca with dehydration and exhaustion and remains under observation while conscious.
- Authorities reported a landslide blocked the main access inside the gallery, while two companions escaped and raised the alarm.
- More than a hundred artisanal miners joined the National Police rescue unit and Nasca firefighters in nonstop digging and debris removal.
- Access to the remote site required an hour by vehicle plus a steep walk, and officials sought heavier equipment and mine-engineering guidance to manage risks.