US Water Polo Team Members Uninjured in Nightclub Collapse
A loft inside a South Korean nightclub collapsed early Saturday, killing two people and injuring more than 10 others, NBC News reported. Athletes from the U.S. men's and women’s water polo teams were celebrating the women’s world championship victory at the site when the structure fell, media in that country reported.
All of the U.S. water polo players who were at the club in Gwangju, are safe and accounted for, Chris Ramsey, CEO of USA Water Polo said.
"This is an awful tragedy," Ramsey said in a statement. "... Our hearts go out to the victims of the crash and their families."
The South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing fire officials, reported that the loft collapsed around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Authorities suspect it was caused because of too much weight on the structure, according to Yonhap.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
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