HARLAN, Ky.—Crews have recovered the body of a Kentucky coal miner missing after a roof collapsed deep underground, officials said. Officials recovered 33-year-old James D. Brown about 9 p.m. Monday at the D-29 Darby Fork mine in Harlan County. Brown began his shift as a roof bolt operator late Sunday at the mine, the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet said. The roof fell about an hour later, more than 2 miles (3kilometers) from the entrance. It was the sixth coal mining death in the U.S. this year and second in Kentucky. Brown had three children and worked for more than a decade in mining, said Tony Oppegard, a lawyer for Brown’s family. Oppegard is urging the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration to allow a family representative to observe interviews conducted by accident investigators. INMET Mining CEO Hunter Hobson confirmed Brown’s death to WYMT-TV on Monday night. “Our thoughts and …
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