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6 dead, including a high school student, in 'accident' at a Colorado dairy
The address where the incident occurred belongs to Prospect Valley
Dairy, located northeast of Denver.

6 dead, including a high school student, in 'accident' at Colorado
dairy. (Scripps News Group in Denver)
6 dead, including a high school student, in 'accident' at Colorado dairy Prospect Valley Dairy LLC in KeenesburgProspect Valley Dairy LLC in
Keenesburg
By: Scripps News Group
Posted 9:18 AM, Aug 22, 2025
Six people, including a high school student, died in a "dairy accident"
at a farm in rural Colorado on Wednesday.

The Southeast Weld Fire Protection District said its crews were
dispatched to the 32000 block of Weld County Road 18 around 6 p.m. for a "confined space rescue." The address where the incident occurred belongs
to Prospect Valley Dairy, located northeast of Denver.

When they arrived, crews entered the confined space to begin the rescue efforts. However, they found six deceased individuals whose bodies were recovered.

The Weld County CoronerrCOs Office confirmed all were male, but their
names and ages have not been released.

"The Weld County CoronerrCOs Office is investigating these deaths as
possibly being the result of gas exposure in a confined space; however,
final cause and manner of death will await the conclusion of autopsy and toxicology results," the coroner's office told the Scripps News Group in Denver.

In a statement, the Weld RE-9 School District identified one of the
people who died as a student at Highland High School in Ault. The school district said it has made counseling and support services available to students and staff.


"Our thoughts are with the student's family and friends during this
difficult time, and we extend our sincere condolences to all who are
impacted by this loss," the statement read in part.


A spokesperson with UCHealth Greeley Hospital said the hospital cared
for three additional patients related to the incident, who have all been released.

The Scripps News Group in Denver went to the area in Weld County and
spoke with a man who used to work at the farm where the incident
occurred. He said that while he wasn't a current employee, he went to
find out what happened because he knew the victims.

"They started working here about six years ago," the man, who identified himself as In|-s, said. "They couldn't tell me what happened, but
something happened. That's why I came, because they were my friends."

Prospect Valley Dairy LLC in Keenesburg
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The Scripps News Group in Denver contacted Dairy Farmers of America,
which provided this brief statement: "We can confirm that a tragic
accident occurred on one of our member farms in Keenesburg, Colo., which
has resulted in the death of six people. We are deeply saddened by this incident, and our thoughts and most sincere condolences go out to the
friends and families of the deceased. At this early stage, we have no
further details."

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it is investigating this incident.

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