The two miners killed in a salt mine collapse are now identified.
The Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office released the names of the men on Wednesday according to The Acadian Advocate.
The coroner says 27-year-old Lance Begnaud of Broussard and 41-year-old Rene Romero of New Iberia are the men killed in the collapse.
The roof of the Cargill Deicing Technology underground salt mine on Avery Island collapsed on Monday, killing both miners.
