The Latest: Sheriff vows thorough probe after mine rescue
CLEAR CREEK, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of three adults at an inactive coal mine in West Virginia (all times local):
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A West Virginia sheriff says he plans to conduct a thorough investigation into four adults who went into an inactive coal mine.
Raleigh County Sheriff Scott Van Meter said Thursday the criminal investigation will focus on why the adults were in the Elk Run Coal’s Rock House Powellton mine near Clear Creek and find out “what happened.”
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