West Virginia Coal Miner Found Dead After 5-Day Search

A rescue crew discovered the 42-year-old foreman in the Rolling Thunder Mine, which flooded Saturday. The company said he saved his coworkers first.
West Virginia Coal Miner Found Dead After 5-Day Search
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks at the Capitol in Charleston on Jan. 13, 2025. Chris Jackson/AP Photo
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A missing miner in West Virginia was found dead on Nov. 13 after a five-day search, Alpha Metallurgical Resources confirmed in a statement.

Steve Lipscomb, a 42-year-old foreman at the Rolling Thunder Mine, was discovered at 7:37 a.m. by a two-man search team, part of a rescue effort that followed a flood Saturday in the Nicholas County mine in the center of the state.

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