MINNEAPOLIS — Before the accident, the family of Carly Barnes knew nothing about urban exploring.

"We had never heard of it before. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that she would be climbing in a silo," said Barnes's aunt Shannon Johnson.

But after the 19-year-old fell six stories and suffered severe brain injuries, Barnes's family wants to make sure other teens and other parents know exactly what potential dangers exist.

"I'm her aunt, and I know it's the worst thing that's ever happened to me, so I can't even imagine what it's like for a mother," Johnson said.

Johnson says her niece, Barnes, who's like a second daughter to her, was exploring at night high within the grain bins at the Upper Harbor Terminal along the Mississippi River in north Minneapolis.

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