Colorado teen rescued after falling 30 feet into abandoned missile silo

A teen who fell inside the silo was seriously injured but eventually rescued from the silo complex near the town of Deer Trail, about 50 miles east of Denver.

[beatricerigaud]

I’m glad all teens have been given citation even the one who fell and is hospitalized. No Trespassing means danger!

[chart]

I am glad that no one died and that they were able to be rescued. I should learn no trespassing means just exactly that.

[jamiegallier]

They really made the place sound cool to explore lol

[scarxcr]

I snuck in that silo too with a bunch of friends when I was a teenager. 1000s of teenagers have its like a right of passage. Too bad one slip up is going to ruin it for everyone.

[mwhe]

Oughta make him pay the rescuers back.

[philip]

We did this as kids in washington state except the tunnels were all flooded so it kept us out. Thank god

[WildflowerAnn]

Why aren’t these places STILL fenced off with Constantine wire and No Trespassing signs. I know you’re gonna say kids will climb fences, but these places are wide open.

[toocutepuppies]

His family should be paying for that rescue.

[lisastevens]

When those missiles were "pulled".... why were those sites not imploded??!! There would be no more silos nor tunnels and the danger gone... Just the fence and memories of a bygone era.

[williamelewis]

on the next episode of hold my beer...Darwin should have won this round

[jtbuilds]

"One juvenile who was 18, that would make him an adult"

[heathermetz]

2:32 "It's history, let it be history."

[mariful]

They need to put a better gate. That one looks horrible and anyone can get through.

[timothyshortnacy]

Seems those should be sealed off so that they are not accessible at all.

[mrbyamile]

This is what teenagers do. I think this is typically boy behavior as I and most my friends did similar things as a teenager. There must be some psychological urge to explore that is ingrained into our brains. This might also explain why video games are so intriguing, the exploration aspect. It's good to see teenagers out exploring instead of staring at a screen.

[Salmon]

Went here with my friends in 2008 before graduation , lame it will be closed down now

[youangel]

Oh dear might have to make the silos "young & stupid" proof.

Glad to learn the young man isn't killed.

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[Campers_Anonymous]

I’ll buy those silos if it’s up for sale!! Those things look great for a doomsday bunker lol

[brianingle]

It's a good thing she didn't tell everybody where they should go to see the place.

[LB-vcwb]

And now the parents will have a $60k helicopter ambulance bill to pay in addition to all the medical bills…