One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, authorities said.
The elevator was descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek when it had a mechanical problem around 500 feet (152 meters) beneath the surface, creating a “severe danger for the participants,” Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said.
The 12 adults who were trapped about 1,000 feet (305 meters) below ground had access to water and used radios to communicate with authorities, who told them there was an elevator issue, Mikesell said.
There’s always one in the group that jumps right to cannibalism in an emergency.
Calm down mister Donner.
They’re called doner kebabs for a reason.
Please. This is Colorado. All cannibal references should be about Alfred Packer.
Alferd**
Do you think I can accept that his name is a typo just because he was a cannibal?
I mean, how often do you get the opportunity? /s