Showing posts with label Dallas Cowboys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dallas Cowboys. Show all posts

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Cowboys scout paralyzed after canopy collapse

Cowboys scout paralyzed after canopy collapse
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Rich Behm one of three Cowboys staffers seriously hurt Saturday

Behm's spinal cord severed by a fractured vertebrae, paralyzing him from waist down

Canopy over Dallas Cowboys' practice facility collapsed during thunderstorm

Team photographers were up in framework of structure, rode it down, witness says

A Dallas Cowboys scouting assistant suffered a broken back and has been permanently paralyzed after the collapse of the team's practice canopy during a heavy thunderstorm, the Cowboys announced Sunday. full story

Saturday, May 2, 2009

12 injured in Dallas Cowboys practice arena collapse

12 injured in Dallas Cowboys practice arena collapse
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NEW: None of the injuries appears to be life-threatening, says county EMS chief

About 70 people were inside the facility when it fell, fire official says

Video footage showed roof caving in during storm in Irving, Texas

About 27 Dallas Cowboys rookies were practicing at the time, team's owner says

(CNN) -- An air-supported roof over the Dallas Cowboys' practice field collapsed during a heavy thunderstorm Saturday afternoon, leaving 12 people injured, authorities said.


A photojournalist from CNN affiliate WFAA captured the collapse of the practice facility on Saturday.

About 70 people, including more than two dozen of the team's rookies, were in the facility when it was blown down shortly before 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. ET), team officials said.

Two or three suffered serious injuries, but none were believed to be in life-threatening condition Saturday night, said Dr. Paul Pepe, Dallas County's emergency medical services chief.
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12 injured in Dallas Cowboys practice arena collapse