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Pike River miners' remains found

NEW Zealand police have notified the families of the 29 Pike River Mine victims that imagery work from additional boreholes has captured two sets of human remains, plus a possible third.

 Pike River mine in New Zealand.

Pike River mine in New Zealand.

The news comes just days before the November 19 anniversary of the 2010 blast. The images, taken in the furthest reaches of the mine from the entrance, have been reviewed by pathologists. Detective...

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