First of 9 Rescued Coal Miners Returns to Work
The first of the nine men rescued from a flooded Pennsylvania coal mine last summer has become the first to return.
Randy Fogle returned to the Quecreek Mine, loading coal in the dark, 4-foot-high tunnels where he was trapped with eight other miners for 77 hours in drama that ended triumphantly with their rescue.
The eight others have remained above ground -- many vowing never to return to mining. But Fogle, 45, said he always knew he would go back.
A final report on the cause of the Quecreek Mine accident is expected soon.
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