At least one person is dead and others are injured after an equipment malfunction trapped nearly two dozen people underground in a Colorado tourist mine, officials with the Teller County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.
Eleven people have been rescued, the sheriff’s office said, and officials are working to get to the 12 people who remain in the mine.
The sheriff's office said those rescued reported neck and back pain, and others said they were traumatized by the event.
Two children were involved, officials said, but no other details about the people in the incident have been provided.
Officials from the Teller County Sheriff's Office earlier made clear that the mine did not collapse and the incident occurred as a result of an equipment malfunction.
Persons:
Teller, Kathleen Mine
Organizations:
Sheriff's Department
Locations:
Colorado, Teller