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**chefsos** · 01-04-2006, 02:58 AM

12 Found Dead in W.Va. Coal Mine

By Ann Scott Tyson and Fred Barbash
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, January 4, 2006; 3:18 AM

SAGO, W.Va., Jan. 4 -- Stunned and weeping family members were told early Wednesday morning that 12 of the 13 miners trapped 12,000 feet into a mountainside since early Monday were found dead.

They were given the news about 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, just a few hours after being led to believe that all but one of the men were alive. Company officials confirmed the deaths at 3:06 a.m. and said a "miscommunication" stemming from an overheard cellphone conversation resulted in the spreading of the original information--that 12 were alive.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...010400247.html

The cruel bitch of all this is that Wednesday's print papers are going to trumpet the news that they were found alive.

01-04-2006, 02:58 AM	#37
chefsos Fifty eight sixty two... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Felton, DE Casino cash: $8497676	12 Found Dead in W.Va. Coal Mine By Ann Scott Tyson and Fred Barbash Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, January 4, 2006; 3:18 AM SAGO, W.Va., Jan. 4 -- Stunned and weeping family members were told early Wednesday morning that 12 of the 13 miners trapped 12,000 feet into a mountainside since early Monday were found dead. They were given the news about 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, just a few hours after being led to believe that all but one of the men were alive. Company officials confirmed the deaths at 3:06 a.m. and said a "miscommunication" stemming from an overheard cellphone conversation resulted in the spreading of the original information--that 12 were alive. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...010400247.html The cruel bitch of all this is that Wednesday's print papers are going to trumpet the news that they were found alive.
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