Posted on 01/03/2006 8:53:18 PM PST by Pimpmygop
Edited on 01/04/2006 12:02:58 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
(Update Per Fox News 11 of 13 Miners Dead at 3:00AM EST 1/4/06 One Miner in critical condition)
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Fox News - 12 found alive!
Families Say 12 W.Va. Miners Found Alive
ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press Writer
10 minutes ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060104/ap_on_re_us/mine_explosion
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - Twelve miners caught in an explosion in a coal mine were found alive late Tuesday, more than 41 hours after the blast, family members said.
Bells at a church where relatives had been gathering rang out as family members ran out screaming in jubilation.
Relatives yelled "They're alive!"
"Miracles happen in West Virginia and today we got one," said Charlotte Weaver, wife of Jack Weaver, one of the men who had been trapped in the mine.
"I got scared a lot of times, but I couldn't give up," she said. "We have an 11-year-old son, and I couldn't go home and tell him, 'Daddy wasn't coming home.'"
One miner was found dead earlier Tuesday, said the mine's owner, International Coal Group Inc.
Neither the company nor the governor's office immediately confirmed that the men were alive.
There were hugs and tears among the crowd outside the Sago Baptist Church near the mine, about 100 miles northeast of Charleston.
A relative at the church said a mine foreman called relatives there, saying the miners had been found.
The miners had been trapped 260 feet below the surface of the mine after an explosion early Monday.
Rescue crews found one body Tuesday evening and said they were holding out hope that the others were still alive, even as precious time continued to slip away.
The unidentified body was found about 700 feet from a mine car, and it appeared the employee was working on a beltline, which brings coal out of the mine, said Ben Hatfield, chief executive officer for ICG of Ashland, Ky.
Alleluja!!!
Praise God for them, and prayers for the dead. May God comfort them with the knowledge that this brave man, the fireboss going before his crew, did not die in vain...
A miracle indeed it is.
Thank God!
wtap.com is Parkersburg's news station. Not sure if they have it live.
WOW! what more is there to say.
No rescue yet ... we don't know when or how that will occur, just that the 12 are alive. Stay tuned to FR...
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Thank God.
Glad to hear it.
Amen. They are doing a dangerous job that few would like to do, that sustains the lives of millions of others. God bless our miners and our troops.
They have been rescued.
"Relatives were yelling "They're alive!""
They're alive and tears start to stream down my face.
Thank God!!!
That is truly a miracle. Prayers of thanks.
Rescued, or just found?
They have?! I'm so glad I'm wrong! I'm not getting much news, either via TV (no cable) or radio at this point.
Wow amazing news...unreal!
Just found, apparently. I always hope for the best, but I'll hold back on my jubilation until the guys are out of the ground.
Prayers of thanks to Jesus for them and their families.
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