Article 71EHW Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says

Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says

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Mining crew had hit unknown pocket of water last Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the mine

Crews 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 Metallurgical Resources Inc's Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles east of the state capital of Charleston.

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