The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies rescued several teens from an abandoned missile silo near Deer Trail Sunday morning. One of the teens was in critical condition after falling 30 feet.
A rescue operation had been underway to save the teen. Just before 9 a.m., the teen was rescued and put into a helicopter that was on standby at the scene and airlifted away.
Authorities told FOX31 that the teen, who is 18, was expected to survive.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office told FOX31 that eight teens total trespassed onto the land and made their way to the silo where rescuers were called to the scene around 3:30 a.m.
Two other teens also had to be rescued in addition to the one that fell, according to authorities.