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A foreman has been found dead days after the West Virginia mine he was working in flooded

Steve Lipscomb, 42, "was last seen attempting to ensure his crew made it out safely," according to Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the flood was caused when “an old mine wall was compromised”

A miner has been found dead days after he went missing when the West Virginia mine he was in flooded.

The body of foreman Steve Lipscomb was found shortly after 7:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, Nov. 13, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced in a post on X .

Rescuers were able to safely enter the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County around 6 a.m. after water levels inside the mine “receded sufficiently,” Morrisey said. A two-man team found Lipscomb’s body about 90 m

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