People found living in tunnel under Highway 58 in Wheat Ridge

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — Police say they found people living in a tunnel beneath a highway flyover in Wheat Ridge, and now the state is working to clean out the encampment.

The Wheat Ridge Police Department released a video showing cluttered conditions inside the tunnel, located under the Highway 58 flyover at Interstate 70. Police said an officer found the encampment after spotting someone climbing into the tunnel.

“It turns out people have been trespassing, living there and storing excessive amounts of trash and property throughout the length of the flyover,” the department said in a release.

In the video released Thursday, officers navigate through piles of boxes and other clutter,…