Trapped Miner – Drennen

Miner Killed In Nicholas County To Be Laid To Rest

A memorial service to honor Steve Lipscomb’s life will be held on Nov. 22, 2025, at Herbert Hoover High School. 

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Flags Flown At Half Staff For W.Va. Miners

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has ordered flags to be flown at half staff to honor the life of Steve Lipscomb, who died at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County.

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Body Of Missing Miner Located In Nicholas County Mine

A two-man rescue team found the body of mine foreman Steve Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview, in the Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County Thursday morning. An around the clock search and rescue operation has been in motion since Saturday.

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Search Continues For Trapped Miner

Crews are now pumping approximately 6,000 gallons of water a minute from the Rolling Thunder Mine in Drennen. A miner was trapped Saturday after a wall holding back an unknown pocket of water was compromised.

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