2nd body of 2 missing workers found in gravel pit

In this photo released by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, a new crane is used to assist in the recovery efforts to remove two workers buried under a landslide at the bottom of a pit at Green Brothers Gravel Co., in Crystal Springs, Miss., Tuesday, June 7, 2016. (Ray Coleman/Mississippi Emergency Management Agency via AP) (The Associated Press)

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In this Monday, June 6, 2016 photo, a new crane is moved into position to assist in the recovery efforts to remove two workers buried under a landslide at the bottom of a pit at Green Brothers Gravel Co., in Crystal Springs, Miss. (Sarah Fowler /The Clarion-Ledger via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

In this Friday, June 3, 2016, photograph, a worker in a bulldozer tries to move out dirt to make a path to the two workers buried under a landslide at the bottom of a pit at Green Brothers Gravel Company near Crystal Springs, Miss. Emmitt Shorter and James "Dee" Hemphill were operating a track hoe and a dump truck when a quicksand-like slurry engulfed their vehicles. Officials believe the men to be dead. (Eli Baylis/The Clarion-Ledger via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. – The second body of two men missing in a landslide at a gravel pit in southern Mississippi has been found.

Ray Coleman, a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, says in a statement that rescuers found the body about 9:50 p.m. Friday. The worker was found in a portion of the slurry near the equipment he was operating.

The body of the first worker was recovered Thursday morning inside a piece of equipment.

Officials have not released the names of the employees at this time.

Officials with the Mining Safety and Health Administration say the two men were operating heavy equipment for Green Brothers at a pit in Crystal Springs on June 3 when they were buried in 10 feet to 12 feet of mud, slush and sluice.