Thursday, March 30, 2006
Sago mine survivor Randal McCloy Jr., looking thin and stiff but walking on his own, offered his gratitude Thursday as he was released from a hospital after almost three months. "I'd just like to thank everybody for their thoughts and prayers," McCloy said softly, wearing a baseball cap and a racing-team jacket at a morning news conference. He paused, then added with a weak smile, "I believe that's it." Doctors say they can't explain why McCloy, who was trapped underground for more than 40 hours after the Jan. 2 mine explosion, survived the carbon monoxide exposure while all 12 other miners with him died. Medical crews at the mine have said McCloy, too, was close to death when he was rescued.
(See Canadian Press:
Sago Mine survivor leaves hospital, offers thanks for 'thoughts and prayers'
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