Victim Killed in Colorado Gold Mine Tour Accident Identified as Tour Guide

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the incident, according to the sheriff.

Emergency personnel stage outside the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo., on Oct. 10, 2024. Arthur Trickette-Wile/The Gazette via AP

The individual who died in an elevator malfunction that left 23 people trapped for hours in a Colorado gold mine on Oct. 10 has been identified as a mine tour guide, local authorities said on Oct. 11.

Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell told reporters that the victim was Patrick Weier, a 46-year-old tour guide at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, where the incident took place.