One person has died in an accident at a Teller County tourist mine. Another four people were injured and 12 people are still trapped about 1,000 feet underground. There are children involved as well. Eleven people have already been rescued from the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek.

The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County where rescue personnel are working to free 12 people who were trapped during a tour about 1,000 feet underground. One person is known to have died after what officials are calling an equipment malfunction.

According to TCSO, the incident that occurred at the Mollie Kathleen Mine was due to an equipment failure, and TCSO stressed that the mine did not collapse. Cripple Creek officials and TCSO will provide an update to media at 4:30 p.