A massive overhead camera traveling on a cable suspended between two pillars in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park collapsed and injured at least two women passing by, according to multiple reports.
Videos of the incident shared on Twitter show the wire snap and the camera fall roughly 30 feet to the ground, where two women appear dazed sitting next to a roving aerial camera every bit their size.
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Acidente no Parque Olímpico! Uma câmera despencou dos cabos. Duas mulheres ficaram feridas. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/cLTXI0rHL9
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Multiple reports indicated more than two Olympic Park visitors suffered injuries, and Olympic organizers confirmed injuries to two women, at least one of whom was taken to a nearby hospital, according to the Associated Press. Security personnel since has sectioned off the area where the camera crashed to the ground, located near the entrance to Rio’s Olympic basketball stadium.
 | @BreakPointBR | |
REALLY heavy cable camera hurts 2 women in Olympic Park. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/N7FK2CBUAZ
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One of the women could be seen bleeding from her nose as a crowd formed near the accident. Reports described the injuries as minor, and medical personnel arrived soon after the collapse.
Brazil’s O Globo news outlet reported as many as seven injured Olympic spectators — five struck by the cable and two women hit by the camera. Three were treated and released on site, and four others were taken for testing at Rio’s Hospital Municipal Lourenço Jorge, according to the local report.
 | @davidcommon | |
Security forces now guard where cable camera (it's really big) fell into crowd at Olympic Park #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/ndsd1fWkRi
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According to Associated Press reporter Mauricio Savarese, the camera was operated by Olympic Broadcasting Services, an agency started by the International Olympic Committee in 2008. O Globo reported a small area had already been secured after a portion of the cable had broken earlier.
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