Search efforts are continuing today for two workers presumed to be buried under rubble following a landslide at a quarry near l'Épiphanie, Que., 50 kilometres north of Montreal.
Repentigny Police Sgt. Bruno Marier said a rescue team from the Quebec provincial police was to be on the scene beginning at about 7 a.m. ET to search for a missing man and woman.
Rescue workers are dealing with many obstacles, especially the unstable, muddy ground, which Marier said could jeopardize the safety of rescue workers.
Officials have still been unable to make contact with the two missing individuals. On Tuesday, despite the use of police dogs and thermal cameras, rescuers came out empty handed.
Marier said it's possible the two people managed to jump out of their trucks when the landslide occurred.
"That's the problem, we don't have any information if the two occupants of both vehicles were able to get out of the vehicles when the landslide happened," he said.
Marier said experts believe the landslide was followed by an avalanche of mud, which has made rescue efforts especially challenging.
On Tuesday, a team of experts along with police officers decided conditions were too dangerous to risk continuing the search overnight.
Prior to that, crews were able to uncover and peer into one of the trucks buried under the rubble, but officials said that it was empty.
Rescuers have been unable to reach the second truck's cabin.
One worker was successfully airlifted Tuesday from the pit by a helicopter.
Marier said the man is doing fine, although he suffered quite a shock.
"He is doing great ... he is healthy and he is happy to get out alive."
Investigators will be looking into the cause of the landslide, which remains unknown.
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