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Friday, May 16, 2008

Calaveras County Fairgrounds: MCI - Carnival ride collapse

CA-TCU-Frogtown IC - ANGELS CAMP - Calaveras County Fair
Multiple Casualty Incident
Final Update: Friday evening at approximately 6:00 p.m. there were two girls and one woman severely injured after a carnival ride called the Yo-Yo collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair.
According to statements by Calaveras County Sheriffs Sgt. Dave Seawell, there were other riders that were also injured and transported to nearby hospitals, they numbered as many as twenty-one.
The Cal Fire officials stated that these injuries were less severe than the woman and two girls and Sgt. Seawell stated that they were a 12 year old, a 14 year old and a 20-year-old woman.
The ride involved named the Yo-Yo is a ride that has seating that swings out while the center of the ride spins. The arms are made with chains and according to witnesses one of the chains broke and the ride had been making a grinding noise prior to the accident.
Update: Eighteen people were injured - Three of them seriously -The three seriously injured persons were airlifted by helicopter ambulances - one each to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Doctors Medical Center in Modesto and Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. Nature or extent of their injuries unknown.

Fifteen other persons with lesser injuries were taken by ambulance, or private vehicle to three area hospitals. Most of the patients complained of knee pain.

19:16 hrs - All patients transported to hospitals 3 by air and 15 by ground, LZ Terminated.
Good Job!
18:15 hrs - Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee-Upper Carnival Area-Ride collapsed
2 critical patients, 2 immediate need, per doctor on scene, 1 delayed, 15 walking wounded
Note: Yo-Yo Ride collapsed
Frogtown IC : BC4404 Med IC: Med 24
LZ: Frogtown Ball field - B217
Resources: 6 ground ambulances, 3 air ambulances, mediflight-41, med-42, Reach-2(UC Davis), B217, B2108, 4472, 4412, med437, e225,e-211,e-208, e-228, e-242, 1 rescue, 3 Toulume county sheriff, 1 water tender,
Comms: San Andreas, 151.175 Local tone 3, working net ->CDF TAC 8, Air-Cal Cord

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Friday, May 16, 2008

Calaveras County Fairgrounds: MCI - Carnival ride collapse

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