A woman died after a heavy vehicle entered water at Bell Mine off State Road 82
A woman died after a heavy vehicle entered water at Bell Mine off State Road 82, according to reports from WINK News and Gulf Coast News. The outlets say Lee County deputies recovered her body and the investigation remained open.
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A woman died after a heavy vehicle entered water at Bell Mine along State Road 82, Elyssa Morataya and the WINK Digital Team report.
The cause remains unknown.
WINK reports that the Lee County Sheriff's Office recovered the woman's body and that the investigation remained active, but the outlet did not identify the woman or explain why the vehicle entered the water.
Gulf Coast News reporter James Curtis separately reported that deputies described the event as a construction accident. That account says the Mine Safety and Health Administration was conducting a parallel investigation.
No public Sheriff's Office release about the incident was available for this desk to inspect. The federal mine-fatality page also had no report for Bell Mine when checked Tuesday afternoon. This brief does not infer what caused the equipment to enter the water or who was responsible.
The body recovery was complete by Monday afternoon. No continuing public hazard, road closure or resident instruction was reported.
Where we read it: Elyssa Morataya and WINK Digital Team at WINK News. Read their story.
The document: No public filing has been released.
