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| Gleision deaths: Mine manager tried to revive workers | Gleision deaths: Mine manager tried to revive workers |
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| The manager of a mine where four workers drowned following an explosion tried to revive two of his colleagues before he escaped, a court heard. | The manager of a mine where four workers drowned following an explosion tried to revive two of his colleagues before he escaped, a court heard. |
| Malcolm Fyfield told Det Sgt Huw Griffiths he gave Gleision workers David Powell and Philip Hill mouth-to-mouth, but there was no response. | Malcolm Fyfield told Det Sgt Huw Griffiths he gave Gleision workers David Powell and Philip Hill mouth-to-mouth, but there was no response. |
| He then managed to drag himself out of the water and escaped through an old roadway, Swansea Crown Court heard. | He then managed to drag himself out of the water and escaped through an old roadway, Swansea Crown Court heard. |
| Mr Fyfield and owners MNS Mining Ltd deny manslaughter charges. | Mr Fyfield and owners MNS Mining Ltd deny manslaughter charges. |
| David Powell, 50, Charles Breslin, 62, Philip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, all died in the mine when 650,000 gallons of water gushed into the area they were working in September 2011. | David Powell, 50, Charles Breslin, 62, Philip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, all died in the mine when 650,000 gallons of water gushed into the area they were working in September 2011. |
| Mr Griffiths told the court Mr Fyfield phoned him on 8 October 2011 saying he was anxious to talk about what had happened and he would not be able to "move on" until he had been interviewed. | |
| Mr Fyfield told him he suffered a small break to his left hand and was bruised and swollen as a result of a "near-drowning experience". | |
| He said he found Mr Powell's body underground but was unable to move him because of the debris. | |
| 'Extremely distraught' | |
| The former mine manager told Det Sgt Griffiths he attempted to resuscitate his colleague but there were no signs of life. | |
| He then found Mr Hill's body around timber posts. He tried to revive him but he was "completely limp", the court was told. | |
| Det Sgt Griffiths said Mr Fyfield went on to talk about the mine and told him there were doubts about the validity of the underground plans of the pit. | |
| Mr Fyfield was arrested on 18 October 2011. | |
| Officers searched his house and he was "extremely distressed and distraught" and "physically shaking and sobbing", the jury was told. | |
| But Det Sgt Griffiths agreed with Mr Fyfield's defence barrister, Elwen Evans QC, that he wanted to help police the best he could. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |