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March 30, 2018
Carlsbad tourists stuck in elevator
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Three tourists visiting New Mexico's famed Carlsbad Caverns National Park were trapped in an elevator 740 feet (226 meters) underground for three hours after the elevator broke down, officials said Tuesday.
Rescue workers on Monday used harnesses to hoist the three out of the elevator's escape hatch and transfer them to a working elevator, the National Park Service said in a statement.
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