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Patrick Morrisey: “There have been a number of dive teams that have been going…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Gov. Morrisey Provides Update on the Search for Missing Miner

Published | Video Starts at 00:52

A wall had helped collapse and flood into the old mine and many of the miners, as you all know, were evacuated. But we still have a missing miner. Over the last couple days, There have been a number of dive teams that have been going down and exploring all the potential areas where there may be air pockets. And also at the same time, there's been a very aggressive dewatering effort to try to pull the water from the mine to make things go a lot faster. (00:52–01:01)

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Asserts that dive teams are exploring potential air pocket areas in the mine.

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