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. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man killed in shooting on East Hale Parkway in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Aurora police shoot, kill man suspected of shooting victim in leg, police say Crime and Public Safety | Amber Alert deactivated, Brighton police arrest mother on charges she abducted her children Crime and Public Safety | Aurora school principal ousted amid investigation into attempted student kidnapping by registered sex offender Crime and Public Safety | Woman drugged, assaulted by Jay Bianchi at Denver’s So Many Roads Brewery in April, affidavit says 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. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.