DEER TRAIL, Colo. — Two people were cited and six others are facing trespassing charges after an 18-year-old was rescued from an abandoned missile silo north of Deer Trail last month, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said.
The sheriff's office said the man was seriously injured when he fell about 30 feet down the silo off County Road 22 around 3:30 a.m. on May 5. When rescue crews arrived, they talked to five teens who told them that three other teens were inside the silo. The group had gained access by crawling through a broken gate at the entrance of the silo, the sheriff's office said at the time.
Around 6 a.m., the two uninjured people, who were staying with the victim, were rescued from inside the silo. Rescue crews reached the injured man around 6:30 a.m. and removed him from the silo around 8:30 a.m., the sheriff's office said. He was flown to the hospital with serious injuries.
The sheriff's office said Monday that two 18-year-olds, including the man who was seriously injured, where cited for second-degree criminal trespassing, which is a petty offense. Six other people, all under 18, will face second-degree criminal trespass charges, the sheriff's office said.
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