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The Nine Miners

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The nine trapped miners in the order that they were pulled from the shaft:<br> <br> Randy Fogle, 43, of Garrett. Has a wife and three children, according to a cousin.<br> <br> Harry B. Mayhugh. Thomas Foy&#39;s son-in-law, 31, married with two children.<br> <br> Thomas Foy, 51, of Berlin. He&#39;s been a miner for over 20 years, but told family members &#34;he&#39;ll never go underground again,&#34; according to his daughter, Tonya Butler.<br> <br> John Unger, 52, of Hollsopple. His mother, Mary Unger, said he owns a horse and raises cattle on the family farm when he isn&#39;t working in the mine.<br> <br> John Phillippi, of Gray. Has a young son &#34;who idolizes everything his father does&#34; and a wife who works at the local post office, according to neighbor Lori Supanick.<br> <br> Ronald Hileman, of Gray. An avid hunter. His wife runs the Hileman day care center in Gray, neighbors said.<br> <br> Dennis Hall, 49, of Johnstown.<br> <br> Robert Pugh, 50, of Boswell.<br> <br> Mark Popernack, 41, of Somerset. Has a wife and two children, according to cousin Randy Popernack.<br>
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