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Officials ID Mother Who Plunged 100 Feet To Her Death In Virginia Cave
A 38-year-old woman hiking in a Virginia cave plummeted nearly 100 feet to her death, according to officials. Authorities have identified Fairlawn resident Autumn Nicole Draper - also known as Nikki Koert - as the person who was killed in Giles County over the weekend after falling to her death inside a cave in Staffordsville outside of Pearisburg. First responders in the area were called to the cave, and Draper was ultimately found and extricated from the cave by rescue personnel using "specialized resources." The 911 call came in at around 4:15 p.m. on Friday, but her body was not …
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One Dead, One Injured In Virginia Mine Cave-In
A cave-in at a Virginia mine left an equipment manager of a chemical plant dead and another employee injured, officials announced. First responders were dispatched to the Hoist Chemical Lime Plant in Ripplemead on Monday, June 20, where there was a report of an incident inside the mine in Giles County, authorities said. Upon arrival, members of the Giles County Sheriff’s Office were informed that an excavator had been engulfed by materials inside the mine during the cave-in, leaving one person trapped inside the cab of the equipment, a spokesperson for the agency said. First responders wer…