Olympic Fans Injured in Camera Fall

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Seven people were injured Monday when an elevated television camera plummeted more than 60 feet to the ground Monday in the Olympic park outside the basketball venue in the latest in a string of mishaps at the Rio Games. The large camera is one of several suspended on cables to provide aerial views of the main Olympic Park. The Olympic Broadcasting Service said two guide cables on its camera snapped, causing it to fall to a lower concourse that feeds into the basketball stadium. Chris Adams, a gymnastics fan from Britain, said he heard a cable snap and then watched as the camera fell and hit two women. "It looked like a flying saucer coming through the air when it hit these two women," Adams said."This thing is big, and it shot through the air. It came down at such a speed that they wouldn't see it. They weren't expecting it." The Olympic Broadcasting Service said medical officials on the scene described the injuries as"minor," and that all seven people hurt were treated and released from care by Monday evening. It has launched a full investigation into the incident. Adams said he saw both women were conscious and that medical personnel quickly arrived to take them away on stretchers. It's the latest in a series of problems that have plagued the Rio Games, including and Olympic security officer being fatally shot after taking a wrong turn into a slum, robberies of a group of American swimmers including Ryan Lochte and...
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