One person died and 12 others were trapped 300 meters underground on Thursday after the elevator in an old building broke down. Colorado gold mine which is now a tourist attraction, authorities said.

Another 11 people were rescued from the Molly Catlin Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell told reporters.

emergency equipment They were trying to fix the elevator to return 11 tourists and one guide who were trapped around noon, Mikesell said.

Later Governor of Colorado Jared Polis reported that 12 people trapped in the mine were successfully rescued.

Elevator there was some kind of mechanical failure with another group on board when they were halfway down the shaft. One person was killed and four others were slightly injured, Mikesell said, without providing details on how the person died.

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The group was able to return to the surface via an elevator, which has since been out of service, the sheriff said.

Response teams had radio contact with people below and They had water, blankets and chairs to make them comfortable.Mikesell said.

According to the sheriff, while they were underground, they were not told that someone had died, but that there was a problem with the elevator.

Government engineers, mining safety specialists and firefighters were present.

Family business has been conducting mine tours for 50 yearslocated about 110 miles south of Denver, where Mikesell said the only security incident occurred in 1986.

(according to information from RTS)