One dead, 12 people trapped 1,000 feet underground at US mine tourist attraction

One person was dead and 12 others were trapped 1,000 feet (300 meters) underground on Thursday following an unspecified elevator failure at a former Colorado gold mine that is now a tourist attraction, officials said.

Another 11 people were rescued from the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine attraction in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell told reporters.

Emergency responders were attempting to repair the elevator to bring back the 11 tourists and one tour guide who were trapped, Mikesell said.

With one tour group below ground, the elevator experienced some type of mechanical failure with another group aboard, resulting in one fatality while four other people suffered minor injuries, Mikesell said without providing details of how the person died.