On Friday, the Teller County Sheriff's Office identified the person who died in a mine malfunction near Cripple Creek.

Patrick Weier, a Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine tour guide, died after being trapped for several hours underground due to an elevator malfunction.

At least one person is dead and four others are injured after an equipment malfunction trapped nearly two dozen people underground in a Colorado tourist mine, Teller County sheriff's officials said Thursday.

A 46-year-old Teller County resident was killed when a mine elevator malfunctioned approximately 500 feet underground at a tourist attraction near Cripple Creek, sheriff’s officials said

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

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.

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.