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As the elevator descended, the door swung out and caught the side of the mine shaft, the guide fell out, was dragged and ended up landing on top of one of the tourists as the elevator continued ...

A mine inspector was among those on their tour, Nolan said, but she believed he was inspecting the operations underground, not the elevator. The area at the bottom of the shaft was large ...

The accident that caused Weier's death happened 500 feet underground on an elevator in one of the mine's shafts. Four others were also injured, and the group on Weier's tour were brought up to the ...

but officials needed to make sure the equipment was safe before using the elevator again to bring up the 12 people still at the bottom of the mine shaft, Mikesell said. One tour company employee ...

MORE: Tour guide killed after elevator malfunctions underground in ... A 16-year-old was rescued after using a household rope to explore a mine shaft in Placer County. CAL FIRE NEU/Facebook ...

As the elevator descended, the door swung out and caught the side of the mine shaft, the guide fell out and he ended up landing on top of one of the tourists as the elevator continued its descent ...