A VETERAN MINER WITH 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN KILLED IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER A MINE WALL COLLAPSES. 58 YEAR OLD WILLIAM WAYNE PARROTT OF BIG STONE GAP WILL KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT THIS MORNING AROUND 6:30 AT THE BIG LAUREL MINING CORPORATION MINE #2, AN UNDERGROUND MINE JUST OUTSIDE OF APPALACHIA. MIKE ABBOTT WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY SAID PARROTT DIED WHEN A SECTION OF COAL FELL UNDER PRESSURE FROM ABOVE. HE WAS MORE THAN TWO MILES INTO THE MINE. FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION.