The lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia walked out of a hospital Thursday after spending three months recovering from his injuries.

Appearing thin, Randal McCloy Jr. walked stiffly into a morning news conference with his wife, Anna.

"I'd just like to thank everybody for their thoughts and prayers. I believe that's it," he said.

Mine survivor Randal McCloy Jr. at his home in Simpson, West Virginia, Thursday. (Jeff Gentner/Associated Press)

McCloy was the only survivor after a Jan. 2 explosion at the Sago Mine trapped 13 miners underground for about 40 hours amid high carbon monoxide levels.

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He was pulled from the mine on Jan. 4, with injuries to his kidney, lung, liver, heart and brain. Doctors speculated he was minutes from death. The 26-year-old remained in a medically induced coma for weeks.

In an interview with the Associated Press on Wednesday, McCloy said he doesn't remember much from his time underground. He said he tries not to think of what his co-workers in the mine went through.

"I just like to picture them saved and in heaven, stuff like that."

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The McCloys were headed to their home in the West Virginia town of Simpson for a family celebration.

At the news conference, Gov. Joe Manchin announced the street the couple live on has been renamed "Miracle Road."

"Randy is unbelievable how he has come through this ordeal. Today, I'm happy to say that the time has finally come for Randy to return home," he said.