Well, that's certainly frightening! Five people who were stranded about 21 stories underground at Grand Canyon Caverns following an elevator malfunction have been rescued, Arizona officials announced. (via NBC News)
following an elevator malfunction have been rescued, Arizona officials announced.
The team used a tripod apparatus with a rope that fed down the elevator shaft to hoist the party up 210 feet to the surface in Peach Springs.The elevator malfunction was discovered at about sundown Sunday, and the group was unable to use a stairway system described as similar to an old external fire escape, Paxton said.Mark Henle / The Arizona Republic / USA Today Network
Despite being stranded, the group was safe and had food as it awaited rescue, because there is a small hotel with a restaurant at the bottom of the cavern.