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The initial communications breakdown appeared to occur when a rescue team found the trapped miners at around 11:45 p.m., Tuesday, and informed workers at a clean-air station of their discovery. What they said remains unknown but they were using a scratchy radio connection and speaking through bulky oxygen...
Yet just 30 minutes later, the rescue team arrived at the clean-air station and told company leaders that their original report was wrong. Hatfield said he asked state troopers to inform clergy to tell people inside Sago Church that there were now conflicting reports-yet, the news that the...
The ordeal began early Monday morning when a powerful explosion erupted inside an old, sealed-off section of the mine. The blast reverberated for miles around. ?I thought the roof of my house was coming off,? said Lynette Roby. One group of miners had lingered close to the mine entrance...
Then, shortly before midnight, someone burst into the Sago Baptist church and announced that there were 12 survivors. Hundreds of people surged out the door. Church bells rang. For a brief spell, it appeared, there would be a repeat of the stunning 2002 rescue of nine Pennsylvania miners, who had...
King walked ahead of Kyles to look over the handrail outside, down on a bustling scene in the parking lot. Police undercover agent Marrell McCullough (a mole in the entourage) parked almost directly below, returning with SCLC staff members James Orange and James Bevel from a shopping trip to buy...