1 dead, 4 injured and 12 people trapped in Colorado gold mine after elevator malfunction

[DrQ]

1 dead, 4 injured and 12 people trapped in Colorado gold mine after elevator malfunction​

11 people rescued so far

1 dead, 4 injured and 12 people trapped in Colorado gold mine after elevator malfunction

One person is dead, four people are injured and 12 are trapped underground in a Colorado gold mine on Pikes Peak after an elevator malfunction, according to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office…

www.denverpost.com

 

[Superchief]

I recall going into a gold mine near Pikes Peak when I was about 9. Although it didn't bother me at the time, I'm more claustrophobic now and would never go down a 500 ft shaft to a small tunnel. I pray that all of those trapped are rescued quickly and don't suffer significant trauma.

 

[DrQ]

We visited that mine over 20 years ago on a trip to Colorado.

 

[DrQ]

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

Colorado gold mine update: Tourists brought to safety after one dies

A malfunction with the elevator system inside the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek killed the unidentified person and left 12 others trapped on Thursday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Brett]

I've been in the Beckley West Virginia underground coal mine - it mostly goes sideways into the mountain
https://beckley.org/coal-mine/

 

[AnnaS]

Sad....these type of "attractions" are not for me anymore.

I did one of those cave tours many years ago in PA. Could not do that today. Done.

Glad they made it out alive - prayers for the one that passed and their loved ones.