Colorado gold mine update: Trapped tourists rescued after one person dies in Mollie Kathleen accident

The 12 radical near stranded 1,000 feet heavy into a Colorado golden excavation person been brought to information aft the horrific incidental killed 1 person. 

A malfunction with the elevator strategy wrong the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine adjacent Cripple Creek killed the unidentified idiosyncratic and near 12 others trapped. 

On Thursday evening officials managed to repair the elevator strategy and bring those near wrong the excavation to the surface, eleven of which were tourists. 

At an earlier property conference, Sheriff Jason Mikesell with the Teller County Sheriff's Office confirmed the decease of the 1 person. 

He said that rescue teams arrived and managed to propulsion eleven radical to information who were stuck astatine the halfway constituent successful the shaft, portion the 12 remained stranded. 

According to the Sheriff, a malfunction with the elevator strategy created a 'severe danger' for those aboard portion they were 500 feet into the mine. 

He said that astatine slightest 4 radical suffered insignificant injuries which included backmost and cervix symptom and  were treated astatine the scene. 

After the rescue, Teller County Sheriff's Office said that each of the remaining 12 had been uninjured. 

Authorities had said earlier that those stuck astatine the bottommost had blankets, chairs, waters and means of communicating with the rescue teams astatine the surface.  

Colorado Springs Fire Department confirmed the palmy rescue, saying: 'We are thrilled to perceive each 12 radical who were inactive wrong the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine person been safely rescued. 

'We’re grateful for the enactment of each archetypal responders who ensured the information of those inactive inside. 

'Our condolences spell retired to the household who mislaid a loved 1 tonight, delight support them successful your prayers.'

While Governor Jared Polis said successful a statement: 'I americium relieved that 12 of the radical trapped successful the Mollie Kathleen Mine person been safely rescued. 

'Our deepest condolences to the household and friends of the idiosyncratic mislaid successful this incident.'

The mine, which is simply a tourer attraction, officially closed successful the 1960s but has continued to connection tours which instrumentality radical 100 stories heavy into the earth. 

According to the institution website the circuit involves a 2 infinitesimal thrust down into the excavation wherever tourists tin locomotion a 4th mile of underground terrain. 

According to the Mollie Kathleen website, the past time of the tours for the play was owed to beryllium this Sunday.