Exploring abandoned spaces in Colorado can bring plenty of risk, as was highlighted in a situation that unfolded on October 12.
According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, a 23-year-old man was severely injured after taking a fall of about two stories in the abandoned Great Western Sugar Factory located on the eastern side of Longmont. The man placed the call about the significant fall himself from inside of the property.
Once first responders arrived at the scene, a drone was used to help locate the man. Due to the man’s location, a saw was used to cut through an exterior wall of the structure in order to access the man in the most direct and safest way…