The individuals were part of a tour group and became stuck near the bottom of Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek on Thursday, according to officials.

The incident in Colorado killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom of the tourist attraction.

DENVER – A man killed when a mine elevator malfunctioned approximately 500 feet underground at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek, Colorado, was a tour guide and local resident, Teller County sheriff’s officials said Friday.

The person who died in an accident on Thursday inside Colorado's Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine was a 46-year-old tour guide.

The elevator descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek had a mechanical issue.

Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led to an elevator accident at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide

Authorities say one person has been killed and 12 people have been rescued after being trapped for hours about 1,000 feet below ground at a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at

Officials call death of Patrick Weier, 46, ‘Colorado tragedy’ but police say they do not know what caused his death

The man who died in a Colorado mine elevator accident was a 46-year-old tour guide with a 7-year-old son, officials said as investigators look at what occurred.