1 dead, 12 tourists trapped after accident at gold mine in Colorado

Reuters

Twelve people trapped deep underground in the Colorado mine are rescued after six hours

(Reuters) – Twelve people were trapped 1,000 feet (300 meters) underground in a former gold mine in Colorado for about six hours on Thursday before a broken elevator was repaired and they were able to return safely to the surface, officials said. The elevator was carrying a separate group of tourists when it failed about halfway up the mine shaft at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist attraction in Cripple Creek, Colorado. One person died and four others suffered minor injuries as a result of the malfunction, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell told reporters, without specifying the cause of death.