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Tragedy on Zimnik, KGHM rescuer diver dead

Listen to this article Last week, on Friday 22 May, a 37-year-old rescuer from the elite Mine Rescue Unit of the Sobin Mine Rescue Service died. The incident occurred during a diving section exercise in the disused Zimnik pit near Jaworów in the Lower Silesian Voivodship. The causes of the accident are currently being investigated
Published: May 25, 2015 - 18:58
Updated: July 22, 2023 - 10:52
Tragedy on Zimnik, KGHM rescuer diver dead
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Last week, on Friday 22 May, a 37-year-old rescuer from the elite Mine Rescue Unit of the Sobin Mine Rescue Service died. The incident occurred during a diving section exercise in the disused Zimnik pit near Jaworów in the Lower Silesian Voivodship. The causes of the accident are currently being investigated by the police and the prosecution.

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A spokesperson for KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. – Agnieszka Osadczuk reported that at a popular diving area in the disused Zimnik mine, exercises were being held by the diving section of KGHM’s mine-smelter rescue unit from Sobin.

“The Mine and Metallurgical Rescue Unit from Sobin has several sections and one of them is the diving section. This was a standard exercise, our rescuers very often train outside Lubin and Sobin on various types of water reservoirs. The Zimnik reservoir was well known to them,” – explained Osadczuk, after a while continuing – “Two divers were swimming together. At one point one of them turned around and saw that his partner was not there. He started looking for him. After some time he found his partner’s body. The 37-year-old deceased was an employee of the Lubin mine”.

The accident victim was very experienced. He had worked at KGHM since 1996. He had been a rescuer for 14 years. At present, the personnel of KGHM consist of over 100 professional rescuers and over 400 volunteer rescuers.

The KGHM rescue unit itself is a very elite rescue group. Joining their ranks is only possible for the best, after passing demanding psychological and fitness tests. Only one candidate out of 10 is accepted into the service.

Source: tvn24.pl Photo: kghm.com

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Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.
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