Authorities say a 25-year-old man is dead after attempting to climb out of an elevator that was stuck between floors Monday night.

It is believed five people were inside the elevator when they called for help before prying the doors open. The man fell several stories down the open elevator shaft at Lincoln Square, a new shopping complex east of Seattle.

Fire Department spokesman, Bruce Kroon, says, "The first four were out; the fifth individual got out of the elevator and somehow fell backward into the elevator shaft."

Authorities have yet to disclose the man's identity.