The elevator was descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek, and the twelve who were rescued were about 1,000 feet below ground.

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.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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    20 days ago

    May have been a drop of some sort before coming to a stop. They were only in there for 6 hours, but while one died, it states four others were injured. As8lide from a brawl inside an elevator, I can’t really think of anything else that would cause 5 out of 12 people to get hurt.