VIDEO: Emergency personnel responded to the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek to reports of multiple people trapped underground after an elevator malfunctioned on Thursday afternoon.
On Friday, officials identified the person who died in the incident as Patrick Weier, 46, a local father and a tour guide at the mine.
Officials got the call around 12 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival, first responders learned there were 11 people on an elevator about 500 feet down. That elevator was brought back to the surface. Multiple were injured, but officials did not detail the extent of the injuries.
Another 12 visitors and a tour guide were 1,000 feet down on a tour of the mine.
Multiple units were assisting with the rescue including Divide Fire, the Colorado Springs Fire Department and the Teller County Sheriff’s Office alongside state responders sent by Colorado Gov. Polis.