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BUT IT TURNED INTO A REAL-LIFE

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NIGHTMARE WHEN THE ELEVATOR MALL

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TUNGSED, KILLING ONE PERSON AND

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TRAPPING A DOZEN OTHERS.
THIS MORNING AUTHORITIES

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THIS MORNING AUTHORITIES

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INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED AT A

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TOURIST DESTINATION WHEN AN

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ELEVATOR MALFUNCTIONED INSIDE AN

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OLD GOLD MINE.

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>> SHUT DOWN A ROAD FOR AN

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INCIDENT WITH AN ELEVATOR.

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>> Reporter: MORE TAN 20 PEOPLE

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WERE RESCUED, MANY TRAPPED IN

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THE MINE FOR HOURS.

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>> 45 MINUTES AGO, WE WERE ABLE

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TO GET THE LAST PERSON OUT OF

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THE MINE.

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>> Reporter: IT HAPPENED

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YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

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OFFICIALS SAY THE ELEVATOR BROKE

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ABOUT 500 FEET DOWN WITH A GROUP

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OF TOURISTS INSIDE OF IT.

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ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE DIED.

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FIRST RESPONDERS QUICKLY RESCUED

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THE OTHER RIDERS, INCLUDING TWO

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CHILDREN, BY PULLING THE

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ELEVATOR BACK UP.

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FOUR RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION

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FOR MINOR INJURIES.

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ANOTHER TOUR GROUP ALREADY IN

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THE MINE REMAINED TRAPPED FOR

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NEARLY SEVEN HOURS 1,000 FEET

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UNDERGROUND.

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>> THEY HAD CHAIRS.

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THEY HAVE BLANKETS.

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THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED FOR

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NOW.

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>> Reporter: OFFICIALS

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COMMUNICATING BY RADIO.

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>> Reporter: THE TOURS TYPICALLY

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LAST AN HOUR.

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TEMPERATURES INSIDE ABOUT 50

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DEGREES.

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GROUPS ARE PACKED INTO A THIN

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ELEVATOR SHAFT WHERE THEY MAKE A

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TWO-MINUTE DECENT 100 FEET

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UNDERGROUND.

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CREWS WERE ABLE TO RESCUE THE

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REMAINING PEOPLE, BUT SAY IF

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THAT DIDN’T WORK, THEY WERE

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PREPARED TO PULL THEM OUT WITH

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ROPES.

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>> THEY CAME OUT SAFELY FOUR AT

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A TIME SO WE COULD GET THEM TO

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THE SURFACE.

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THEY’RE ALL IN GOOD SPIRITS.

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WE FED THEM PIZZA.

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>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT,

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COLORADO’S GOVERNOR PRAISING THE

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RESPONSE.

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OFFERING CONDOLENCES TO THE

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FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE PERSON

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WHO WAS LOST.

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SO MANY QUESTIONS THIS MORNING.

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IS THERE ANY INDICATION, LIZ, AS

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TO WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THAT

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ELEVATOR TO MALFUNCTION IN THE

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FIRST PLACE?

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>> Reporter: NOT YET.

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OFFICIALS HAVE NOT GIVEN A

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CAUSE.

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DID IT CRASH TO THE BOTTOM?

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DID IT HIT SOMETHING?

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OFFICIALS HAVE NOT YET RELEASED

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THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM.

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THEY HAVE SAID THE PEOPLE THAT

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WERE TRAPPED AT THE BOTTOM FOR

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HOURS WERE TOURISTS VISITING