12 miners found

[RICHARD]

Here's an update on what's going on OUTSIDE the WVU facility...

There are about 156 news trucks outside the building and the security folks
are chasing off all the reporters who are trying to make it into the building where the survivor is.

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On a sidenote.

How many people woke up to read the newspaper headline saying that 12 miners were found alive?

[AlleyCat]

On a sidenote.

How many people woke up to read the newspaper headline saying that 12 miners were found alive?

I think just about everyone did, unfortunately. I was talking to my parents this morning and I was commenting on how sad this situation was, and my dad was like "hm? they found 12 of them alive...??" He hadn't turned on the TV this morning, only read the paper, so he had no clue what really had happened. He was blown away after I told him, needless to say.

[Alysser]

This is tragic news. 12 miners are gone. That is very upseting. Prayers to them and their families and the last miner coming from NJ tonight.

[AlleyCat]

?? 12 of them did not survive. It is a confirmed fact. Only one miner did survive and he is in the hospital. It has been all over CNN and other networks. The inital report that 12 survived was erroneous information (not mine, it was reported last night.)

[Alysser]

OOPS! Sorry, I didn't read the boards. I only posted. Switch it around. SORRY!

[RICHARD]

Well, now we have talk of lawyers and lawsuits.

And no one is blaming the AH with the CELL PHONES who began calling other people outside the command center...

The system was set up so that the rescuers would be using code words (there was a speaker phone set up in the center-so everyone coulkd hear the reports of the rescuers) when the miners were found.....dead or alive...


My theory?

Someone announced, over the rescue net that they found the miners..

People, as impatient as ever, just started dialing and passing on the bad info-never waiting to see what their status was.

Not a HUGE problem....

Tearing the hearts outta 12 families isn't THAT bad...

[momoffuzzyfaces]

In my own brain I wonder if it didn't happen something like this: They found the miner who is alive and got him out. Mean while, they were checking the others for signs of life. Mean while, someone called and said they found one alive and were checking for vitals on the others and who ever got the call just assumed the others were alive too?
By the way, why did they have to wait hours to go get the bodies of the others but were able to get the one out then?

There are reports today, that they found letters to loved ones by the bodies. Such a sad sad thing!