The man killed in a ‘mud rush incident’ at the New Afton Mine near Kamloops early this morning is being identified online as a 35-year-old father of four.

Contract driller Ray Rosenberg was killed while two other workers were taken to hospital in stable condition and later released, according to BC EHS. Neither police nor mine owners New Gold have released the name of the victim.

A GoFundMe created by Tasha Gruber, Rosenberg’s sister-in-law, had raised more than $13,500 for the family, as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. AT the time of publishing, the fundraiser has a goal of $15,000.

“Ray was an amazing father, son, partner, friend, brother-in-law and all-around person. He was the sole provider of their family and took pride in providing for them,” Gruber wrote.

“As you can imagine, not only has his passing left his family empty physically and emotionally but sooner than later, also financially.”

A mud rush is a sudden inflow of mud from draw points or other underground openings.

In a statement, New Gold CEO Renaud Adams says the incident happened at 1:40 a.m., noting all activities at the mine have been suspended while New Gold and emergency crews investigate.

“The thoughts of the board of directors and management are with the family, friends and colleagues that have been impacted by this unfortunate incident,” he said.

Kamloops RCMP Const. Crystal Evelyn told NL News there is no criminality expected at this time, but police and the BC Coroners Service continue to investigate.

B.C.’s Minister of Mines, Bruce Ralston, said the chief inspector of mines has also begun investigating and is in contact with the RCMP and BC Coroners Service.

“I was saddened to hear of the tragic incident at the New Afton mine early this morning,” he said, in a statement.

“The New Afton Mine and those who work there are familiar to me, being one of the first sites I visited at the start of my tenure as minister.”

The New Afton copper and gold mine employs about 500 people in the Kamloops area.