This is unbelievable. I go to bed thinking the coal miners had been found alive, and wake up to headlines that say quite the opposite.
Word the miners had been found came right around midnight.
Ben Hatfield, president of the International Coal Group Inc., which owns the mine, said they knew within 20 minutes that reports the men had been found alive were incorrect.
Despite that, the governor's office --apparently not kept in the loop by the company -- had confirmed the initial report the men were found alive.
One man did survive. He's currently in critical condition.
But the company didn't set the record straight for three or four hours! From the CTV.ca story:
The Associated Press reports that chaos broke out in the church and a fight erupted among families of the victims upon word there was only one survivor.
Meanwhile, about a dozen state troopers and a SWAT team have been deployed along the road near the church to quell further violence.
What a cruel, cruel joke to be played on the families of the victims. :(
Update:
Here's video of CNN's Anderson Cooper being told 11 of the 12 men were actually dead.