The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) reported that the remains of the eighth miner recovered from 'El Pinabete' correspond to the worker Mario Alberto Cabriales Uresti, notifying this first to his family. The biological findings of Cabriales Uresti were recovered on October 11 and safeguarded by the Attorney General's Office of Coahuila (FGEC) for genetic identification.
In a private meeting with the families of the miners, the state attorney's office notified about the identity of the located remains. 'This announcement is made after 138 days of work in the second stage of underground search and recovery, carried out by the government of Mexico. During this period, a 90 percent progress has been achieved, which is equivalent to 204 meters of the 225 meters planned for exploration within the affected galleries in the southern area of the pit.'
The Unified Command in charge of the rescue is composed of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), National Coordination for Civil Protection (CNPC), Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), and the Attorney General's Office of Coahuila (FGEC). Efforts have been concentrated in the GSN5 south and GWE10 west galleries, where recent findings of miners occurred.
On October 17, Laura Velázquez Alzúa met with families to update them on the progress in searching for the remaining two miners. The rehabilitation and search efforts are meticulous, reinforcing the galleries meter by meter to ensure the safety of the brigadiers and the extraction of relevant material. CFE personnel place metal frames, wooden elements, and steel mesh, injecting polymers or expanding foam to stabilize the vaults and ensure proper ventilation for gas control.
If the two remaining miners are not found in the south galleries, the same process will begin in the west and north galleries. Approximately 142 liters per second are extracted through deep wells and surface pumps to manage the water present in the mine, ensuring the continuity of search and recovery efforts.
