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Man buried alive in a gold mineshaft

Kakamega, Kenya: A 21-year-old man was buried alive after a mineshaft collapsed on him Tuesday night.

The incident occurred when three men in Shibuye location of Kakamega County decided to prospect for gold inside an abandoned mineshaft while the owner of the farm was asleep.

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