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On the recordAugust 9, 2007
The one body that's been recovered was the one person that was left right there where the force of the blast came. And the 12, the tram was in perfect condition. It was on the tracks. There was no disturbance. There was no buckets. There is no anything. They would have gotten off and walked and taken everything with them.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Joe Manchin discusses the recovery of a body and the condition of the tram, suggesting the other miners may have escaped.

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