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Miner who went missing in flooding found dead in West Virginia after days-long search, governor says

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

A miner who went missing over the weekend inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine has been found dead, Gov. Patrick Morissey said.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Search underway for coal miner trapped inside flooded mine in West Virginia

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Miner who went missing in flooding found dead in West Virginia after days-long search, governor says

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    A flood inside a coal mine in West Virginia has trapped a coal miner inside (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said.

  2. CBS News

    Search underway for coal miner trapped inside flooded mine in West Virginia (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Local, state and federal agencies are searching for a missing coal miner who became trapped inside a flooded mine on Saturday in West Virginia.

  3. The Guardian

    Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

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

  4. MyNorthwest

    The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.

  5. CBS News

    Miner who went missing in flooding found dead in West Virginia after days-long search, governor says (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A miner who went missing over the weekend inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine has been found dead, Gov. Patrick Morissey said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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