Authorities say 12 people have been safely rescued after being trapped for hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site

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,

A rescue effort was underway for visitors stuck underground at a former Colorado gold mine that's now operated as a tourist site, Gov. Jared Polis' office said Thursday. People became trapped due to an equipment malfunction at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek,