An incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours last

The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine elevator breakdown was “not attributed to current mine practices or equipment malfunctions,” sheriff’s officials said.

October’s deadly elevator malfunction at a Colorado gold mine that trapped 23 people and killed one was caused by an “operator error,” according to a Wednesday Facebook post from the Teller County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators determined that the incident at the Colorado tourist mine was "not attributed to current mine practices or equipment malfunctions."

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