Overview

• Fire crews dispatched around 6 p.m. on Aug. 20 to Prospect Valley Dairy near Keenesburg recovered six deceased individuals from a confined space.
• The Weld County Coroner says all victims were male and Hispanic, most were adults with one possibly 17, and identities will be released after next-of-kin notifications.
• Investigators are treating the case as a potential toxic-gas exposure, with autopsies and toxicology testing underway to determine cause and manner of death.
• The Weld County Sheriff's Office reported no evidence of criminal activity at the site.
• OSHA has opened an inspection, three other people treated at a Greeley hospital have been released, and a local district confirmed one victim was a Highland High School student.