More than 10 people are trapped underground in a Colorado gold mine near Cripple Creek after an equipment malfunction, according to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office and Denver7.
The sheriff’s office was responding to an equipment malfunction at the Mollie Kathleen Mine near Cripple Creek as of 2 p.m., agency officials said in a post on Facebook.
There are more than 10 people trapped 1,000 feet down the mine and 11 people have been rescued so far, according to reporting from Denver7.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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