'They're Alive'

12 Miners Found Alive; 1 Dead
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. -- The word that keeps coming up is "miracles."

There's jubilation in Tallmansville, W.Va., after 12 of 13 miners caught in an explosion in a coal mine were found alive.

Bells at a nearby church where relatives had been gathering rang as family members ran out screaming in joy. Some yelled: "They're alive!"

"Miracles happen in West Virginia and today we got one," said Charlotte Weaver, the wife of one of the trapped men.

Weaver said she was afraid "a lot of times," but she never gave up.

There were hugs and tears among the crowd outside the Sago Baptist Church. A group of celebrants began singing the hymn "How Great Thou Art."

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