Teens hospitalized after Meriden ghost hunt

Meriden, Conn. (WTNH) - Three teens were seriously hurt after they were caught trespassing in Hubbard Park in Meriden, police said.

The teens were found around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday near what used to be the Undercliff Institution, which decades ago was a hospital for dying children. Some people believe the area is haunted.

A Meriden police officer told News 8 the three boys may have considered themselves amateur ghost hunters.

When state police showed up on the property, which is marked with no trespassing signs, the teens took off running. They eventually ran off a cliff and were injured.

One of the teens had a cell phone and called police. They were eventually found by Meriden police. The three were taken to the hospital. Their injuries are serious but are not believed to be life threatening, police said.

"A third youth didn't fall all the way down. He was trapped on a ledge and our fire department took him down and he was transported to Midstate  Medical Center," said Sgt. Leonard Caponigro, Meriden Police Department.

Kyle St. Onge, 18, of Wallingford, has been charged with trespassing. The other two were also charged but their names have not been released because of their age.