6 found dead during confined space rescue at Northern Colorado dairy farm

6 dormant aft confined abstraction rescue astatine Northern Colorado dairy workplace

6 dormant aft confined abstraction rescue astatine Northern Colorado dairy farm 00:21

Six radical were recovered dormant Wednesday nighttime astatine a dairy workplace successful Northern Colorado, officials said. 

According to the Southeast Weld Fire Protection District, the six victims were discovered astatine astir 6 p.m. section clip aft crews were dispatched to a confined abstraction rescue.  

CBS Colorado's chopper flew implicit Prospect Valley Dairy. CBS

The Weld County Coroner's Office told CBS News Colorado that preliminary findings indicated immoderate benignant of vulnerability to a state astatine Prospect Valley Dairy, located eastbound of Keenesburg.   

The coroner's bureau said that the victims were each identified arsenic men. Most are adults, though 1 mightiness person been a 17-year-old boy, the coroner's bureau said. No names were instantly released. 

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Authorities said autopsies volition hap implicit the adjacent respective days. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident. According to the Weld County Sheriff's Office, thing transgression successful quality has been discovered truthful far. 

Keenesburg is located 41 miles northeast of Denver.