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BlueWaveNeverEnd

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Mon Jul 24, 2023, 03:24 AM Jul 2023

Deck collapse at Montana country club injures 30





Deck collapse at Montana country club injures 30

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than 30 people were injured when a deck collapsed at a country club overlooking Montana’s largest city, police said Sunday.

The second-story patio floor of Billings’ Briarwood Country Club broke and gave way Saturday evening. The collapse caused head wounds, broken ribs and other injuries as people landed atop each other and debris and scraps of food scattered over the grass next to the club’s golf course.

The police statement said there were no fatalities, although “multiple individuals” had injuries. The cause of the collapse has yet to be determined.

At least 25 people were taken to local hospitals, eight were treated on site and additional guests may have left injured, Billings Police Lt. Matt Lennick said in the statement.

Mark Zagel, a Briarwood patron who fell through the deck, wrote on Facebook that there were between 30 and 40 people on the patio when a section collapsed about 12 or 13 feet, without anyone directly below.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/deck-collapse-at-montana-country-club-injures-30/ar-AA1efxIy
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Deck collapse at Montana country club injures 30 (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 OP
oh my. scraps of food Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #1
That does seem like an odd detail to include. tanyev Jul 2023 #2

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