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Northern Calif. fairgoers injured when ride collapses

                   
sacbee.com
May 17, 2008
        
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ANGELS CAMP, Calif. -- Emergency officials say three people have been severely injured in the collapse of a carnival ride at the fairgrounds hosting an annual jumping frog contest. Dennis Townsend, a chief with the California state fire department, told The Associated Press another 14 fairgoers... [read full story]                    

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All released from hospital

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24 injured as carnival ride collapses in Sierra foothills

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All released from hospital

sacbee.com
May 18, 2008
        

Angels Camp, Calif. -- Calaveras County officials say most rides at the county fair are up and running Sunday after the collapse of one ride hurt some two-dozen people. And authorities say all of the injured people have been released from hospitals. Calaveras County sheriff's officials say state...

                   

Witness recounts scary moments after fair ride collapsed

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May 18, 2008
        

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 18--ANGELS CAMP -- Two girls remained hospitalized with injuries from a carnival ride that collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, authorities said Saturday, as state safety inspectors investigated the cause of the mechanical failure...

                   
themoneytimes.com: All of the 24 people aboard a spinning carnival ride at the Calaveras County Fair got injured as the ride collapsed on Friday night. All, except two have been released from the hospital after being treated. themoneytimes.com

Collapse of Carnival Ride injures 24

themoneytimes.com
May 18, 2008
        

by Samia Sehgal - May 18, 2008 - 0 comments All of the 24 people aboard a spinning carnival ride at the Calaveras County Fair got injured as the ride collapsed on Friday night. All, except two have been released from the hospital after being treated. The carnival ride called Yo-Yo bowed at about...

                   

Calaveras fair ride collapse: 'It was complete chaos'

modbee.com
May 18, 2008
        

Sonora, CA Fair. Julia Weeks / The Modesto Bee Parents scrambled to find their children in aftermath By MICHAEL R. SHEA Shock and disappointment spread throughout the Mother Lode on Saturday as families of the 23 people injured in a carnival ride collapse at the Calaveras County Fair a night...

                   

Yo-Yo ride collapses; 24 injured

telegram.com
May 18, 2008
        

A carnival ride called the Yo-Yo, similar to the one that collapsed Friday in California, is shown in this file photo. (1999 AP FILE PHOTO) ANGELS CAMP, Calif.— State investigators were trying to determine what caused a spinning carnival ride at a county fair to collapse and injure all 24 people...

                   

Officials probe carnival ride crash

montereyherald.com
May 18, 2008
        

ANGELS CAMP — Two girls remained hospitalized with injuries from a carnival ride that collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair, authorities said Saturday, as state safety inspectors investigated the cause of the mechanical failure that left 23 people injured.

                   

Two dozen injured when carnival ride collapses

chron.com
May 18, 2008
        

ANGELS CAMP, CALIF. — State investigators were trying to determine what caused a spinning carnival ride at a county fair to collapse and injure all 24 people aboard. The Yo-Yo collapsed shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, about 80 miles southeast of...

                   

Yo-Yo ride collapses, hurting 24 aboard

theeagle.com
May 18, 2008
        

Wire report ANGELS CAMP, Calif. -- State investigators were trying to determine what caused a spinning carnival ride at a county fair to collapse and injure all 24 people aboard. The carnival ride, called the Yo-Yo, collapsed shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping...

                   

Northern Calif. fairgoers injured when ride collapses

signonsandiego.com
May 18, 2008
        

ANGELS CAMP – State accident investigators were trying to determine what caused a Calaveras County Fair carnival ride to collapse and injure all 24 people on board. The ride, called the Yo-Yo, collapsed shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at the fair, which features the famous Jumping Frog Jubilee. This...

                   

Inspectors: Mechanical failure blamed in carnival ride collapses that injured all 23 aboard

startribune.com
May 18, 2008
        

By DON THOMPSON , Associated Press I have family there I heard from family who were attending the fair. According to them, they described a horrorific scene. They said the critically injured … read more were children with possible broken necks and backs. There were ambulances everywhere and...

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