Webster Springs
CRIME & SAFETY
Webster County Woman Killed Due to Mining Accident
Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice issued the following statement Wednesday after learning about the death of a coal miner in Raleigh County. Ashley Cogar, 33, of Erbacon (Webster County) passed away this morning from injuries sustained last week at the Wyco Surface Mine. This marks the second mining fatality in West Virginia this year.
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