The viewer dies after the weight of the hammer flies into the audience while meeting the trails
Viewer on the track and on the field in Colorado He was killed after being hit by a hammer who threw one of the competitors in the event, the official said on Sunday.
Club meetings on the field consisting of high school athletes held the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, he states to KXRM-TV. The hammer cleared the certified barriers and hit one of the spectators in the stands.
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June 9, 2011; Des moines, ia, now; A general view of the tool while throwing a woman’s hammer at the NCAA Championship in the NCAA at Drake Stadium. (Kirby Lee/Picture Sport-USA Sports today)
The viewer was declared dead at the scene, the station reported. Colorado Springs Fire Department, University Police and Colorado Springs police responded to calls.
“We are broken in this terrible accident and focus on the support of all involved,” University Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in a statement.
The victim was the father of one of the athletes who competed in the event, according to the Colorado United Track club.
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Colorado Springs police said the herd-tv That a man protected his wife from 25 pounds weighing.
“If it were certified, I would believe it would be more worse and there would be no seats there, and they would already test it to see if there was a possible incident, everything that could happen before you had two hundred people there,” one viewer said Kktv.
Bush throwing is one of the signed events in Competition in the course and ground. The weight is attached to the grip and the athlete revolves around and lets him go down the field.
May 17, 2015; Los Angeles, California, USA; Generally viewing a hammer while throwing women’s hammers at PAC-12 2015 at Drake Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Usa Today Sport)
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The meeting was canceled after the incident.
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