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Search for trapped worker inside a West Virginia coal mine is a rescue operation, governor says
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In this image taken from a video provided by WCHS, a sign for the Rolling Thunder mine is seen near Drennen, W.Va., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. - photo by WCHS via AP
Crews desperately continued removing massive amounts of water in an effort to locate a trapped worker inside a flooded coal mine in West Virginia as the work entered a fifth day Wednesday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the efforts by crews about three-fourths of a mile into the Rolling Thunder Mine remained a rescue operation.