A Flood Inside a Coal Mine in West Virginia Has Trapped a Coal Miner Inside

A flood inside a coal mine in West Virginia has trapped a coal miner inside

State and local official say a flood inside an underground West Virginia coal mine has trapped a miner inside, and rescue crews have been pumping water out to get to him.

Miner unaccounted for after flood

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…

Miner unaccounted for after flood in Nicholas County

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…

Coal miner unaccounted for after Nicholas County mine floods

Mine flooded Saturday afternoon; Gov. Patrick Morrisey reports coordinated response.

Search and rescue operations underway to rescue miner in Nicholas County

DRENNAN, WV (WOAY) – Multiple state, federal and private agencies are working to rescue a missing miner at Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County. According to Governor Patrick Morrisey, teams are pumping water out of a flooded mine after an old mine wall failed. According to WCHS, the flood happened at around 1:30 yesterday. Crews were unaware of the pocket of water until they hit it and the mine flooded. The West Virginia Department of Enviro…

Miner missing following incident at Nicholas County coal mine

DRENNEN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A miner is unaccounted for after a flood inside the Rolling Thunder Mine near the town of Drennen, close to the Nicholas and Clay County line, West Virginia State Police confirmed to LOOTPRESS. According to state police, the incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. Saturday when water began flooding part of the mine. .u3f9155b9c00e9d077014de240bbbc218 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!imp…