Gov. Beshear: Miner Dies After Accident in Union County Early Saturday Morning

Gov. Beshear: Miner Dies After Accident in Union County Early Saturday Morning

48-year-old coal miner Lester Daugherty Jr., is now dead after an accident at River View, a 16,000-foot-deep underground coalmine in Union County, according to Ky. Gov. Beshear's office. The govenor's office goes on to say that Daugherty Jr. began his ...
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