Rescue teams continue their efforts for a third day to locate a missing miner at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, West Virginia , approximately 50 miles east of Charleston. The mine flooded over the weekend after a mining crew accidentally hit an unknown water pocket, leading to the current emergency.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has assured that all available resources, including national experts, are being utilized in the search operation. He emphasized, "There is nothing that we would spare to try to save the life of the miner." The rescue operation involves specialized dive teams searching for air pockets where the miner might be trapped, while simultaneously working to lower the water levels in the mine.

The flooding incident occurred when the seal to a

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