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out to the deadly mine accident in Colorado Police say a tour guide was killed when the elevator malfunctioned a dozen visitors trapped for more than 6 hours a th000 ft below they were not told someone had died and here's mola langi tonight authorities identifying the person killed in an elevator malfunction at that Colorado Gold Mine they is going to be really loud 46-year-old Patrick Weir seen here just last month a tour guide at the mine and a father of one who was a well-known member of the local community anytime you're dealing with heavy machinery in a mine there there could be accidents and this was a tragic accident First Responders racing to the scene Thursday afternoon rescuing 11 people some with minor injuries from the elevator which officials say became stuck 500 ft underground during its descent there was some type of a um an incident with the doors and at that point something went wrong we don't know what caused that we don't know how it happened 12 others including a for guide stranded at the bottom of the mine 1,000 ft deep for more than 6 hours unaware of the fatality eventually hoisted up in small groups in the repaired elevator Brett and Ronda pulse were among those stranded it was just a lot of praying as we went back to the surface just please let this let this get us to the top well David officials say the mine passed all of its recent safety inspections and tonight the cause of the malfunction remains under investigation David mola langi on this again tonight mola thank you

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