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God 'led me directly' to girl lost in swamp, Florida rescuer says
(CNN) – The man who rescued an 11-year-old girl lost in a dense Florida swamp said Wednesday that God led him directly to her, and that finding her was no surprise.
James King said he set out on his own to look for Nadia Bloom on Tuesday, trusting that he was going in the right direction even when that meant through water or dense brush.
"I was expecting to hear her voice," King told CNN's American Morning. "So I'm yelling, 'Nadia!' and at one point, I yell, 'Nadia!' and I hear 'What?' And I said that way - right there."
Fish may pull plug on nuclear plant
(CNN) – A nuclear standoff is occurring not far from New York City, pitting "fish" against the Indian Point power plant.
New York State is warning the nuclear facility to clean up its act in the Hudson River, or else. Our Allan Chernoff has the report.
Florida girl, 11, rescued after 4 days
(CNN) – Rescuers carried an 11-year-old girl out of dense, swampy forest in Florida on Tuesday, four days after she disappeared.
The team, carrying Nadia Bloom in a cloth stretcher, trudged through brush for nearly two hours to bring her out of the area near Lake Jesup, northeast of Orlando, Florida, said Chief Kevin P. Brunelle of the Winter Springs Police Department.
He said that Nadia, who has been described as mildly autistic, was found shoeless and covered in insect bites. She was otherwise in good condition.
"She was not complaining of anything other than the fact that she had insect bites," Brunelle said.
"She did make two comments to the officers when they got there: 'Glad you guys found me, can't believe you rescued me,' " he said. FULL STORY
Mine rescuers forced to turn back
Naoma, West Virginia (CNN) - Rescue crews seeking four miners missing after an explosion in a West Virginia coal mine were pulled from the mine Thursday because deteriorating air quality posed the threat of a new blast, officials said.
The crews were ordered to turn back about 9:30 a.m., said Kevin Stricklin of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
As the rescuers - 32 in all, in four teams - were in the mine, officials began to get deteriorating readings on air exiting a borehole drilled into the mine Wednesday, Stricklin said.
"We do not base pulling people on one sample," he said. "We looked at a couple of samples. They were all very consistent."
The readings showed levels of carbon monoxide, methane and hydrogen rising to potentially explosive levels, endangering the rescuers. FULL STORY
Mining's treacherous legacy
(CNN) – Over the decades, a lot of coal miner blood has been spilled, despite efforts to pass laws to make their jobs safer.
This week's mining disaster in West Virginia seems to have struck a nerve like no other. The coal mining community there is having a very hard time coping with history once again repeating itself. Our John Roberts takes a look at coal mining's safety record and efforts made to improve it.
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A mining mother's agony
(CNN) – Rescue teams entered the Upper Big Branch Mine in Naoma, West Virginia today, searching for four miners still missing after Monday's deadly blast.
A West Virginia mom is among the many members of the tight-knit community hoping and praying they'll be found alive. It would give some solace to Pam Napper after losing her brother, a nephew and a son when everything went terribly wrong on Monday afternoon.
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