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Funeral Services Begin For West Virginia Coal Miners

HeadlineJan 09, 2006

In other news, funeral services began Sunday for the 12 miners killed in West Virginia last week. Over the weekend, family members of dead miner Jim Bennet released a note he wrote while he was trapped deep below ground. The note indicated the miners remained alive for at least ten hours following last Monday’s blast. Meanwhile, Randal McCloy, the lone miner to survive the incident, remains comatose but is reportedly showing significant signs of improvement.

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