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12 rescued from Colorado gold mine tourist site where elevator mishap killed 1 person
Authorities say 12 people have been rescued after being trapped for hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site. The elevator was descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek when it had a mechanical problem around 500 feet beneath the surface. One person died…
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1 dead, 12 rescued after malfunction at Colorado gold mine attraction
Officials in Colorado are trying to determine what caused an accident at a gold mine tourist attraction that killed one person and trapped a dozen people for about seven hours. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access…
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Tourists Rescued From Gold Mine After Fatal Accident
An investigation is underway to determine what caused a tour guide to die and 23 others to be trapped after authorities say an elevator suffered a mechanical problem. The incident happened at Colorado’s Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. During the rescue mission, trapped tourists were pulled to safety after they were stuck at the halfway point down the elevator shaft. Twelve…
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New details in the deadly Colorado gold mine accident
A fatal accident at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Colorado left tourists trapped deep underground for hours. A successful rescue operation brought 12 visitors out after the tour guide was killed and four others were injured. Carter Evans has more. “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell” delivers the latest news and original reporting, and goes beyond the headlines with…
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1 killed, 12 people trapped in Colorado mine after equipment malfunction | LiveNOW from FOX
One person was killed and 12 people remained trapped more than 1,000 feet underground inside a tourism mine in Colorado. The equipment malfunction that caused the incident happened at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, according to a Facebook post from the Teller County Sheriffโs Office. The 11 people who were rescued consisted of two children, as well as the deceased,…
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1 dead, 23 rescued from old Colorado gold mine after some were trapped for hours
In Colorado, 23 people were rescued after an elevator malfunction at an old gold mine. Eleven visitors were first brought out of the mine while the remaining 12 trapped 1,000 feet underground were rescued six hours later. One person was killed and four others were injured while visiting the attraction. Each weekday morning, “CBS Mornings” co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil…
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