Colorado, 12 vacationers trapped in a former mine: one lifeless | EUROtoday

Twelve individuals had been rescued Thursday night after being trapped for about six hours on the backside of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator on the vacationer web site malfunctioned, authorities mentioned. One individual died within the accident.

The elevate was descending the Mollie Kathleen gold mine, close to the city of Cripple Creek, when it suffered a mechanical drawback about 150 meters underground, making a “serious danger to participants” and one individual was killed.

The 12 trapped adults had been about 305 meters underground, however that they had water and the ambiance was thought of good. They had been secure and speaking with authorities by way of radio whereas they waited.

The authorities don’t but know what triggered the malfunction: an investigation is underway. Engineers labored to ensure the elevate was working safely once more earlier than letting stranded guests again up. They had been able to get better the vacationers with a rope if the restore failed.

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