Bogota The miners were stuck in a 17 meter deep pit on 26 March Operazioni di salvataggio dopo il crollo in una miniera in Colombia (foto Ansa/Epa) The bodies of 11 missing miners have been recovered since the end of March in an illegal gold mine in Neira, northwestern Colombia. The authorities announced it. The 11 miners were stuck on 26 March in a 17-meter deep well flooded by heavy and persistent rains which also hindered rescue. On Saturday the first two bodies were discovered, in the last hours the other 9. Incidents of this type are common in Colombia, where income from illegal mining is believed to exceed that of drug trafficking.