YoYo Ride Collapse Injures 18 At Calaveras County Fair

Angels Camp, CA -- 18 young people were injured when the YoYo ride collapsed shortly after six o'clock this evening at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee.

Sheriff Dennis Downum says the three critically injured were life-flighted to three hospitals: Doctors Medical Center and Memorial North in Modesto and the U.C. Davis Medical Center. The first call to emergency responders was recorded at 6:11pm.

Sgt. Rachel Whiting is manning a command station at Frogtown. That number, only to be used with great discretion, is (209) 736-6973

Here are some additional phone numbers. We caution you only to call if you think a family member might have been involved. The number for the E.R. at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto is (209) 576-3609. The number for Memorial North in Modesto is (209) 526-4500. The number for U.C. Davis Medical Center is (916) 734-2011. Mark Twain-St. Joseph's Hospital's number is (209) 754-3521 and the number at Sonora Regional Medical Center is (209) 532-5000.

OSHA inspectors have been summoned to determine the cause of the collapse.

Written by bill.johnson@mlode.com

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