New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- The death toll in the tragic Umrangso coal mine accident rose to four on Saturday, after rescue teams recovered three more bodies from a rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo on Saturday. A joint rescue team comprising the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been working to rescue the miners trapped in the collapsed coal mine in Assam. Five more remain missing.

On Saturday morning, the second deceased miner, whose body was recovered at 7:36 AM, was identified as Lt Lijen Magar, 27, a resident of Kalamati village in the district.

Lijen Magar's body was found floating on accumulated water in the collpased coal mine after the Indian army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) divers went to bri...