Brendan John Palmer (Pike River Miner)

born ,
died 24 November 2010, Pike River Mine

Brendon John Palmer, 27

A national tragedy, on Friday the 19th November 2010, 29 workers were missing in the Pike River coal mine after an explosion occurred. Poisonous gases had prevented rescuers from entering the mine to search for the missing men since the initial explosion. Six days later on Wednesday the 24th November 2010 at 2.37pm there was second massive explosion underground and based on that explosion no one would have survived.

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