Four bodies taken from Manila tunnel

Four bodies taken from Manila tunnel

MANILA (AP): Rescuers recovered on Tuesday the bodies of four men, including two treasure hunters, who were overcome by fumes in a narrow tunnel south of Manila two weeks ago, police said.

Local officials sought the help of veteran gold miners from the mountainous region to retrieve the bodies from the winding, 23-meter tunnel in the town of Lumban in Laguna province.

Breathing from oxygen tanks, the miners hoisted the bodies, wrapped in plastic bags, from the tunnel early on Tuesday.

Two of the men were treasure hunters who collapsed in the tunnel March 17. The other two were firemen who tried to rescue the treasure hunters but were also trapped inside.