Rescuers pump 6,000 gallons per minute to find missing miner

Rescuers are urgently searching for a miner trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine for several days. At the Rolling Thunder Mine, crews are now pumping out approximately 6,000 gallons of water per minute to aid the operation, while also preparing for drilling efforts. The miner, a foreman who assisted his crew to safety, remains unidentified. This incident follows another mining fatality in West Virginia earlier this month, highlighting the dangers faced by coal miners.

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