One dead and 23 rescued after accident leaves guests trapped in 1,000-foot-deep Colorado gold mine

One person died and 23 others had to be rescued after an accident left them trapped in a 1,000-foot-deep gold mine in Colorado. “I am relieved that 12 of the people trapped in the Mollie Kathleen Mine have been safely rescued. Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the individual lost in this incident,” Colorado Governor Jared Polis said in a statement Thursday night per CNN.

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