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Posted Sat Apr 10 2010: from
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Missing West Virginia miners found dead, blast toll at 29 http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1270914940
Four missing West Virginia coal miners were found dead early on Saturday, nearly five days after an explosion killed 25 others in the worst U.S. mining disaster in nearly four decades.
The four bodies were found in an area of the Massey Energy mine briefly searched after the blast on Monday but were missed by rescuers amid heavy smoke, Kevin Stricklin of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration told reporters. Rescue teams found the miners on their fourth attempt after earlier efforts were thwarted by thick smoke, fire and an explosive build-up of methane, carbon monoxide and hydrogen...
"We did not get the miracle we prayed for," an emotional West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin told a news briefing.
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