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05/03/2008: "Deck Collapse Injuries 4 On SJI"

At approximately 11:09 PM Friday night May 2, 2008 emergency workers from San Juan Emergency Medical Services, San Juan Fire District 3 and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a wooden deck collapsing away from a double wide mobile home.

The residence is located off Miller Road, on Crestview Drive, overlooking a steep incline. Investigators found that 4 people were injured. The injured people were evacuated by ambulance to Inter Island Medical Center. Two of the injured were flow by helicopter to mainland hospitals for further evaluation and two were treated at the Medical Center and released. The injured had been attending a small gathering at the residence.

The deck, apparently suddenly and without warning, gave way while these 4 individuals were standing on it. The cause for the collapse remains under investigation, though age and condition of the wood structure are considered as major factors in the collapse. The events surrounding this incident are under investigation.