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Only One Miner Found Alive in W. Va.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. — Three hours after family members were told 12 of the 13 trapped coal miners were found alive, the news came early Wednesday that the opposite was true: 12 were dead and one was barely alive.
The horrifying new information angered family members who had been rejoicing over the earlier news.
The survivor was identified by mining officials as 27-year-old Randal McCloy Jr. A doctor said MCCloy was breathing on his own when he arrived at the hospital and that remained in critical condition early Wednesday.
In a TV interview, Charles Green, McCloy's father-in-law, said McCloy was suffering from hypothermia and was on a ventilator but didn't suffer any broken bones. There was no carbon monoxide in his body, he said, despite concerns about high levels of carbon monoxide inside the mine.
When he found out his son-in-law was the only survivor, "I was still devastated," he said. "My whole family's heart goes out to them other families."
Thirteen miners had been trapped 260 feet below the surface of the Sago Mine since an explosion early Monday. The mine is about 100 miles northeast of Charleston. As rescue workers tried to get to the men, families waited at the Sago Baptist Church during an emotional two-day vigil.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. — Three hours after family members were told 12 of the 13 trapped coal miners were found alive, the news came early Wednesday that the opposite was true: 12 were dead and one was barely alive.
The horrifying new information angered family members who had been rejoicing over the earlier news.
The survivor was identified by mining officials as 27-year-old Randal McCloy Jr. A doctor said MCCloy was breathing on his own when he arrived at the hospital and that remained in critical condition early Wednesday.
In a TV interview, Charles Green, McCloy's father-in-law, said McCloy was suffering from hypothermia and was on a ventilator but didn't suffer any broken bones. There was no carbon monoxide in his body, he said, despite concerns about high levels of carbon monoxide inside the mine.
When he found out his son-in-law was the only survivor, "I was still devastated," he said. "My whole family's heart goes out to them other families."
Thirteen miners had been trapped 260 feet below the surface of the Sago Mine since an explosion early Monday. The mine is about 100 miles northeast of Charleston. As rescue workers tried to get to the men, families waited at the Sago Baptist Church during an emotional two-day vigil.
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Talk about not double and triple checking your sources
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Though Gov. Joe Manchin announced there were 12 survivors, he later indicated he was uncertain about the news. As word of survivors buzzed through the church, he tried to find out what was going on.
"I don't know how it happened," Manchin said on FOX News Channel. "We were hoping for 13 miracles and we didn't get that."
Manchin explained he had been in the church when family members began spreading news that the miners had been found alive and that when he went to a command center to confirm the news, he was told the story was true.
International Coal Group Chief Executive Officer Ben Hatfield blamed the wrong information on a "miscommunication." The news spread after people overheard cell phone calls, he said. In reality, rescuers had only confirmed finding 12 miners and were checking their vital signs. At least two family members in the church said they received cell phone calls from a mine foreman.
"That information spread like wildfire, because it had come from the command center," he said.
"I don't know how it happened," Manchin said on FOX News Channel. "We were hoping for 13 miracles and we didn't get that."
Manchin explained he had been in the church when family members began spreading news that the miners had been found alive and that when he went to a command center to confirm the news, he was told the story was true.
International Coal Group Chief Executive Officer Ben Hatfield blamed the wrong information on a "miscommunication." The news spread after people overheard cell phone calls, he said. In reality, rescuers had only confirmed finding 12 miners and were checking their vital signs. At least two family members in the church said they received cell phone calls from a mine foreman.
"That information spread like wildfire, because it had come from the command center," he said.
What a shi[b][/b]tty thing. Being told your husband, son, daughter, etc is alive only to show up and hear that only 1 person survived and that the announcement was false.
