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BEACONSFIELD, Australia (CNN) -- A prominent Australian journalist collapsed on Sunday during a news conference regarding the two gold miners trapped underground and later died.

Richard Carleton, a reporter for Australia's version of "60 Minutes," had just asked a question of mine manager Matthew Gill when he walked away from the group of reporters and fell to the ground, according to Australia's National Nine News.

Journalists helped administer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation to Carleton until paramedics arrived. Hugh Williams, a producer working for CNN, directed an ambulance to the scene, but Carleton was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital.

National Nine News reported that Carleton, 62, had had two bypass surgeries in recent years.

He joined "60 Minutes" in 1987, according to the program's Web site, and covered stories such as the Gulf War, the war in Bosnia, the Northern Ireland conflict and violence in the Middle East.

Earlier in his 40-year career, he worked for Australia's ABC network and for the BBC in London.

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