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At least one person has died after an equipment failure trapped multiple people deep underground during a mine tour in Colorado, local authorities said.
A total of 11 people have been rescued so far from the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine after the mine’s elevator had a “mechanical issue,” the Teller County Sheriff’s Office said. Another 12 people—11 tourists and one mine worker—are still trapped 1,00o feet beneath the surface.
“At about 500 feet deep, we had a mechanical issue that created a severe danger for the participants,” Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said at a press conference on Thursday.
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