Rescue Efforts Continue After Flood at Rolling Thunder Mines

Coal miner trapped inside WV mine after flood

DRENNEN, W.Va. (AP) — 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.

Desperate search for trapped miner after flood consumes tunnels nearly a mile under mountain

A desperate search is underway Sunday for a miner who remains missing after a set of mines flooded in West Virginia over the weekend, officials said.

West Virginia governor on food stamps and Rural Health Transformation Program

(CBS, KYMA) - Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the government shutdown and food stamps. Before the interview started, Gov. Morrisey talked about a mining accident in the state of West Virginia that happened over the weekend. "We have teams down looking for a missing miner. I just want to say that our hearts and prayers go out to the family of that miner. We're doing everything we can to loc…

Miner believed to be trapped nearly a mile under mountain in West Virginia, crews working to locate the individual

DRENNEN, W.Va (WOWK) -- Nicholas County Commission President D. Craig Chapman says at least one person is unaccounted for and believed trapped about 3/4 of a mile under the mountain at the Rolling Thunder Mines in Drennen, WV. Chapman also says the county's Office of Emergency Services director gave an update, saying crews were pumping water out around 10 p.m. trying to locate the miner. Officials also say the mines started to flood around 1 p.m…

Rescue efforts continue after flood at Rolling Thunder Mines

Editor's Note: Story updated with the latest information from Gov. Morrisey DRENNEN, W.Va. (WOWK) -- Rescue efforts are underway after a miner got trapped following a sudden flooding about 3/4 of a mile under the mountain at the Rolling Thunder Mines in Drennen on Saturday. Nicholas County Commissioner Garrett Cole said on Facebook that around 1:30 p.m., it was reported to Nicholas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management that miners st…

Search efforts continue for miner at Nicholas County site

Search efforts are still underway Sunday morning for a miner who remains unaccounted for following a flooding incident at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas C