The Pike River Recovery Agency team has to tunnel through a Rocsil plug to get to the top of the drift. READ MORE:* Pike River re-entry to be finished in six months, agency boss says* Pike River recovery achievable 'on time and on budget'* A proud moment for the Pike River familiesSupplied The Pike River Recovery Agency reached the roof fall 2.26km up the drift access tunnel. Supplied The Pike River Recovery Agency had to tunnel 10 metres through a concrete-like foam plug to get to the top of the drift. Police were still investigating any criminal culpability for the 2010 disaster with the help of the $50 million Government-funded Pike River Recovery Agency. SUPPLIED Pike River Recovery Agency staff open and walk through doors at the 170m seal.

Source: Stuff February 16, 2021 23:55 UTC