DENVER (KDVR) — Two individuals have been discovered useless early Monday morning in a drainage tunnel in Fort Collins.
In response to a launch, the Fort Collins Police Providers acquired a 911 name at 3:30 a.m. reporting the incident within the 3400 block of South School Avenue.
When officers arrived, they discovered the 2 individuals useless inside a tent that had been arrange contained in the tunnel. Police consider they’d crawled below security gates to get contained in the tunnel.
The 2 individuals had beforehand been contacted by the town’s homeless outreach program, HOPE, which shared a reminder in regards to the assets accessible to these in want.
“Our metropolis is dedicated to safeguarding the general public, which is why security limitations and entry restrictions like those on the tunnel are in place. These measures are designed to guard towards each identified and unexpected hazards,” stated FCPS Assistant Chief of Particular Operations Kristy Volesky, who oversees the HOPE group. “We’re sorry for the lack of these two and urge everybody to respect these limitations, remembering that there are shelter assets accessible all through the town — there isn’t any have to threat your security by looking for outside shelter within the winter components.”
Due to the character of the response, short-term lane closures have been in place on South School Avenue whereas first responders have been within the space nevertheless it has since absolutely reopened.
