CHARLESTON – Rescue crews located the body of a missing miner in Nicholas County this morning.

A two-man team found the body of foreman Steve Lipscomb at 7:37 a.m., according to a statement from Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

Lipscomb was believed to be trapped at the Rolling Thunder Mine – owned by Alpha Metallurgical Resources – after a section of the mine wall collapsed and caused flooding Saturday. Efforts to find the man had been ongoing since, utilizing specialized dive teams and a de-watering effort to remove water from the mine.

Each shift included roughly eight workers on the surface coordinating and loading supplies and another eight staging and fusing a new waterline, according to the governor’s statement.

At approximately 6 a.m. today, water levels receded sufficiently for rescue c

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