3 people believed missing in abandoned W.Va. coal mine found alive

CLEAR CREEK, W.Va. – UPDATE

The three people who were missing in an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia have been found alive, according to WVVA. 

Efforts are underway to bring them to the surface and will be taken for medical treatment once they are out. 

We now know the names of the three people believed to be missing inside an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia.

According to WVVA, the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department identified the three as:

Kayla Williams, 25, of Artie
Erica Treadway, 31, of Pax 
Cody Beverly, 21, of Dorothy 

Beverly, Treadway and Williams have not been seen since the early-morning hours of Saturday.

The four were believed to have been riding an ATV near an abandoned mine in the Clear Creek area Saturday, according to WVVA. 

The NBC station reports that Eddie Williams, 43, of Artie, WV made his way out of the coal mine Monday and was briefly detained by the Sheriff’s Office, but was not arrested.

A statement from Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday says the person who emerged from the mine gave search crews information about the still-missing individuals' whereabouts.

The state Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training said it began assisting the Sheriff's Office in the search Sunday after the ATV the four were believed to have been riding was found near the mine entrance.

The search is at Elk Run Coal Co.'s Rock House Powellton Mine, near Clear Creek.

Justice said early Tuesday that two four-man rescue teams would enter the mine, which hasn't mined coal for two years.