'Then we heard people crying for help': Witness of HVAC collapse feels lucky her family left unscathed

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AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Jamie Olson and her son Canon have rewatched the video she took several times, following the collapse of an HVAC that injured six people at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center Saturday morning.

“There was probably three dozen people in that pool when everything happened," Olson said.

Olson said after taking the video she shared with FOX31/Channel 2 both she and her son realized they needed to jump into action to help.

“I said this is happening, then we heard people crying for help," Olson said.

She said right away they helped a young girl who had horrible wounds.

‘There were kids down there,’ survivor describes collapse at Gaylord Rockies that injured 6

"It was a devastating experience. Canon was grabbing towels and the staff was doing the best they could to," Olson said. “We had to help this little girl and we all worked together to make sure she was stable until paramedics arrived."

Canon, who had just been sitting in the hot tub prior to the collapse s...

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