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Overhead TV camera falls into Park in latest Games mishap
An overhead television camera suspended by cables crashed to the ground in the Olympic Park, injuring seven people including two children, in the latest of a string of mishaps to hit South America’s first Games.
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No one was badly hurt in the accident, which comes as another embarrassment for organizers already facing safety concerns after the armed robbery of U.S. gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte.
The aerial camera, encased in a heavy black cover, belonged to the official Olympics broadcast unit and fell about 65 feet after cables snapped, sending screams through the crowd, witnesses and officials said.
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