Colorado Teen Has Had Long Covid for 4 Years, Celebrated Prom in Hospital: 'The Virus Just Began to Take Over' (Exclusive)

Lilly Downs.Photo:courtesy Lilly Downs courtesy Lilly Downs Lilly Downs was playing soccer competitively every day and taking honors classes in her Golden, Colo., hometown, living what she called the “typical life of a junior in high school.” And then theCovidpandemic hit in March 2020. At the time, it was widely believed thatyoung peopledidn’t suffer severe symptoms from the respiratory illness. And that was Downs' experience when she first caught the virus in November.

Colorado Teen Who Lost Leg in Shark Attack Says She Wants to Return to Ocean as 'Soon as Possible’

Annabelle Carlson isn’t going to let a brutalshark attackkeep her from living her fullest life. Yet she won’t let any of that — or her prosthetic leg — stop her from moving forward. “I wake up every day feeling grateful just because I’m here,” Carlson toldNBC Newsin an interview that aired on the Tuesday, Dec. 31 episode ofToday. “I’m planning on, obviously, playing lacrosse and using my prosthetic to go skiing,” she shared about her future goals.

Colorado Train Passenger Looks Out Window And Discovers Missing Hiker Who Broke Leg

Photo: Silverton Medical Rescue A passenger on a Colorado train spotted a missing and injured hiker after looking out the train’s window at just the right moment. TheSan Juan County Office of Emergency Managementshared in a Facebook post on Oct. 11 that an alert from Colorado’s Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad led to the rescue of the hiker, who had broken her leg during a fall. The New Mexico woman, who is in her 20s, was hiking the Colorado Trail when she headed toward the Animas riverbank, where she fell.

Colorado Woman Missing After Solo Shopping Trip Found Dead 1 Week Later

Jayna Lang.Photo:Summit County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Summit County Sheriff’s Office Facebook A Colorado woman who went missing in late November has been found dead, authorities reportedly said. Karlyn Tilley, a spokesperson with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed toABC affiliate KMGHon Monday, Dec. 2, that 46-year-old Jayna Lang died in an apparent suicide. A relativetold Fox affiliate KDVRthat Lang had been found on Sunday, Dec. 1. No further information has been released at this time.

Colorado Woman Seriously Injured After Police Car She Was Detained in Was Hit by Train

Photo: Getty Images Police had detained the victim during a traffic stop prior to the crash, according to the bureau’sinitial release, published Saturday. Rios-Gonzalez was transported to UCHealth Greeley Hospital with multiple injuries, but is expected to survive, CBI said on Monday. An officer with the Platteville Police Department had stopped Rios-Gonzalez on Friday after police received a report of an “alleged road rage incident involving a firearm” in Ft. Lupton, according to Saturday’s release.