Five of the total 21 wounded campers were airlifted to the hospital but none of the injuries were expected to be life-threatening, Brazoria County officials said.
More than 20 teenagers from a Texas summer camp were injured Thursday when they crashed through a boardwalk that collapsed in Surfside Beach.
The teens, who ranged in age from 14 to 18 years old, had gathered together on a section of the raised wooden walkway in Stahlman Park to take a group photo when it suddenly dropped from beneath their feet just after 12:30 p.m., according to camp organizers and witnesses. In total 21 teenagers were injured when the section of the raised boardwalk they were on came crashing down.AP
Five teens were flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston by helicopter, six were taken to local hospitals by ambulance and 10 more brought to hospitals by private vehicles, Trower said.The cause of the pathway’s collapse is under investigation.The local blood bank, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, said additional blood was being delivered to the teenagers injured in the collapse and asked for donations to keep up the supply level.
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