1 dead and 23 rescued after Colorado tourist mine accident left some trapped 1,000 feet underground for six hours
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One person has died, 11 people were rescued, and 12 people remain trapped at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell announced in a press conference. Of the people rescued, four had minor injuries and have been seen by medical personnel, according to Sheriff Mikesell.
One person has died and 23 people have been rescued after they were trapped hundreds of feet underground at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, officials said Thursday. Eleven people were rescued earlier Thursday, and a dozen more people who came from out-of-state were trapped at the bottom of the 1,000-foot-deep mine for about six hours before being rescued Thursday night. “I am relieved that 12 of the people trapped in the Mollie Kathleen Mine have been safely rescued. Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the individual lost in this incident,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement Thursday night. Among those rescued, two were children and four were seen by medical personnel for minor injuries, according to Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, who did not provide details on the fatality. At around noon Thursday, the mine experienced a mechanical issue with its elevator system, causing “a severe danger for the participants,” Mikesell said during a news conference. The cause of the accident remains under investigation. As the 12 people were stuck in cold temperatures around 50 degrees F (10 degress C), they had water, blankets, chairs and a radio, Mikesell said. Facilities like restrooms, however, weren’t available underground, according to the tour website.
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