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ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. — Officials say the body of a man trapped after the sides of a hole collapsed has been found, according to WSOC.

The miner has been identified as 56-year-old Terry Lee Ledford.

The hole that collapsed where Ledford was digging was about 30 feet deep.

Ledford was well known for finding the Carolina Emperor in 2009.

The emerald was 310 carats when Ledford pulled it from the ground in Hiddenite, near where he was mining Wednesday.

The emerald was later cut to 65 carats and is the largest cut emerald found in North America.