Monday morning, an explosion rattled West Virginia and its townsfolk.

The worst was realized: An explosion had just occurred within the mine. Many miners escaped to the relief of family and friends, yet 13 remained in the mine.

The worst was feared: A rescue crew entered the dark mine searching for the 13 others, while scientists drilled into the Earth directly above the miner's site to try and get contact, and to find out how corrupt the air quality was.

Hope was contained: Footsteps were found in this mine, and the rescue team followed them.

Hope was ultimately lost: The body of a miner was found, the cause of death being the explosion. The air quality was filled with carbon monoxide, and family members mourned.

A Miracle: The rescue team, being 13,000 feet into the Earth, found the 12 miners together, and a call was made up above the ground. The call said that 12 miners were alive.

Rejoice: Family members and friends cried out in joy and laughter was spread in pure happiness. CNN's Anderson Cooper was there with a family, experiencing this joy.

Hours Later: The governor walked into the church where the family and friends were, yet the mood wasn't right. He seemed saddened.

The Miracle Was Not: Only 1 miner had survived. The rest had perished. Anger among the town was unbearable. Family simply left the church. The same family came to Anderson Cooper to break the news to him. The two children were crying.

 

The miner is currently in critical condition, and I can only imagine what he went through with the other 11 miners. The supposed miracle was a communication breakdown. Tonight has been a horrible turn of events. This is the true story of the miracle that was not. May the 12 miners rest in peace.

those poor families...I couldnt even begin to imagine

very sad story, terrible miscommunication

well, i have been directed to this article on Fox News.com, It seems that even psycic Sylvia Brown wasn't able to get the story right, she predicted they were alive, and she was wrong, on a Live radio broadcast. the news came in that they were dead shortly after she said they were alive, how embarrasing. Here's the article:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180681,00.html

:stunned: she's usually pretty good too..

 

sad about the miners though... prayers go out to all the families and may their souls rest in peace.

Man, that's terrible. I remember going to bed and hearing that 12 were alive..and when i woke up and put on the Today show, the story was completely different. That must devastating. Jesus.

The surviving miner is in stable condition, thank god. At least we have a miracle still kept alive.

Did you hear about the notes they wrote? The one said that they are not suffering, they are just falling asleep. :/ Heartbreaking.

Yeah one of the miners left a note to his family saying "It wasn't bad. Just Slept." Its really heartbreaking