Teenage boy falls 30 feet into abandoned missile silo near Deer Trail

Teenage boy falls 30 feet into abandoned missile silo near Deer Trail

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Officials are rescuing a teenage boy who fell 30 feet into an abandoned missile silo near Deer Trail, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department.

The teenager fell into the silo, which is a concrete cylinder sunk into the ground, around 3:30 a.m. Sunday near 82000 East County Road 22 in Deer Trail, according to the sheriff. The boy’s friends, a group of teenagers, followed him into the silo after he fell, officials say.

The boy’s friends have been rescued, according to a 7:24 a.m. Sunday post on X. The rescue team is in the silo trying to recover the boy, who has been seriously injured, according to the sheriff’s department. A rescue helicopter is on standby, officials say.

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