Shillong: The body of one of the 15 trapped miners, which was spotted last week, has disintegrated and slipped to bottom of the main shaft in the course of the Navy’s efforts to pull it out of the flooded mine, officials said Wednesday.The Navy personnel are trying their best to locate the remains with their unmanned Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), an official said.Navy divers detected the body using an ROV at a depth of around 160 feet inside the main shaft on Wednesday last.On the advice of the district administration, they resumed efforts to pull the body out on Tuesday.The remains of the miner slipped away from the jaw of the ROV while attempting to pull it out of the bottom of the main shaft of the coal mine last evening, operations spokesperson R. Susngi said.It may have been caused by the presence of pipes, cables and debris in the main shaft, he said.After the Navy resumed the search on Wednesday, efforts to locate the remains have not been successful so far, he added.The rescue operation entered its 42nd day on Wednesday.In the past 24 hours, teams of pump operators from Coal India Ltd, Odhisa Fire Service and Kirloskar Brothers Ltd have discharged over 81 lakh litres of water from nearby abandoned mines.Also Read: Meghalaya Miners’ Families Request Government to Retrieve Decomposed BodiesFamily members of the trapped miners have been waiting anxiously for news, visiting the site regularly. They are being updated on the progress, Susngi said.The 15 miners disappeared were trapped in the mine on December 13 last year.According to five miners who had a narrow escape, one of the workers could have accidentally punctured the walls of another nearby abandoned and flooded mine.The state government has announced Rs 1 lakh interim relief for families of all the trapped miners and the Supreme Court is monitoring the case on a weekly basis. The next hearing is scheduled for Monday.