Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says
Mining crew had hit unknown pocket of water last Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the mineCrews have found the body of the coal miner missing since a West Virginia mine flooded on Saturday, said the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Thursday.Crews found the body inside Alpha...
<p>Mining crew had hit unknown pocket of water last Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the mine</p><p>Crews have found the body of the coal miner <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/west-virginia-miner-trapped-search">missing since</a> a West Virginia mine flooded on Saturday, said the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Thursday.</p><p>Crews found the body inside Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc’s Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles east of the state capital of Charleston.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/13/body-missing-coal-miner-found-west-virginia">Continue reading...</a>
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