Ballarat Mayor confirms last trapped miner has passed away

Ballarat Mayor Des Hudson has confirmed the last miner trapped down a collapsed gold mine has passed away due to multiple injuries. “It is no longer a rescue – it is a recovery,” Mr Hudson told Sky News Australia. “Our thoughts go out to the family of that miner, also to all of his colleagues that were in the mine with him at the time.” Emergency services were called to Mount Clear, near Ballarat, around 5pm on Wednesday evening following reports two workers were pinned down by fallen rocks. The second miner has been airlifted to The Alfred Hospital with significant injuries.