By CBS Colorado
A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
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, investigators determined.
The harrowing account of the October accident that killed Patrick Weier, 46, at the Mollie Kathleen Mine was included in an investigative report obtained by AP in response to a public records request.