An abandoned missile silo in Colorado became the scene of a dramatic rescue operation after a teen fell about 30 feet inside the underground structure. The incident occurred near the town of Deer Trail in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 18-year-old male and his friends had gained access to the silo by crawling through a broken gate at the entrance, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.
Rescue efforts were launched around 3:30 a.m. when two uninjured friends of the victim were located inside the silo. They were safely rescued by 6 a.m. Thirty minutes later, rescue crews were able to reach the injured teen, who was then extracted from the silo at 8:30 a.m. and airlifted to a hospital in Denver with serious injuries.
