Steel Construction Falls on Musicians During Live Show


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<p>Two musicians injured when the stage light fell at the Chubut River Festival </p>

<p>An incident occurred on Sunday while the 3rd Edition of the River Festival was taking place in Playa Unión. A gust of wind blew and knocked down a metal structure of lights that was assembled on the stage while the band Folk 4 played..</p>

<p>There, according to the images that circulated of the spectators filming the performance, the iron arch on which the lighting fixtures were suspended, located behind the artists, collapsed. The element fell on several of them and even threw one under the stage, at a height of approximately two meters high.. The musicians were quickly transferred to the local hospital and although they are out of danger, they are still sedated and their health conditions are reserved.</p>

<p>Through a statement on social networks, the group explained the unfortunate episode. “We are obliged to tell you that yesterday (for Sunday), at the Fiesta del Río event, in which we participated and shared a beautiful moment with the entire public and the people who always follow us, An imperfection occurred with the light structure, which unfortunately fell on 4 of the members of this group, leaving Marcos Coli with a cracked rib and pulmonary contusion, remaining out of danger, and Rodrigo Peña, who was under observation due to dizziness from the strong impact”, they pointed out. And they closed: “From now on, thank all the people who took care of and worried about the well-being of the entire group.”</p>

<p>In dialogue with us in the morning, the wives of the musicians gave their testimony. “My husband was hit in the cervical area, which is why he fainted from the stage and has a cracked rib and bruise. Luckily, he is out of danger.” Romanwife Frames, who is the one who fell off the stage on impact.</p>

<p>Some screenshots of the incident that occurred in Rawson<br />
For its part, Marcelathe wife of Rodrigo Penathe other musician who suffered blows and who now suffers from a dislocated shoulder, pointed to those responsible for the organizers of the event: “It is a negligence of not having supervised before the event that everything is fine on stage. the structure was standing on top of a tripod, I don’t know if they came to Patagonia but there is a lot of wind here, it wasn’t resistant, it falls from nothing”.</p>

<p>Until now, both musicians are out of danger but are sedated. The rest of the gang members were not hit or suffered minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. “They are independent workers who, with the accident, are losing work in their other jobs and also lost their equipment and instruments, which are what they use to work,” the women explained.</p>

<p>The 3rd edition of the Fiesta del Río began on Friday with the presentation of “La Banda al Rojo Vivo”. Later, there were various activities such as the fishing contest, nautical exhibitions, sports for adults such as Newcom and the family bike ride. Saturday’s musical was performed by Gabriela Carel, Aka Jota and Aura Fenix, while the closing was by “Libres del Sur”. On Sunday, the day on which the unfortunate episode occurred, it had begun with the Multibrand Car Meeting, which was followed by cabotage activities, a Zumba class for the whole family, and a great kite parade for the little ones. At night, it was the presentation of “Folk 4”, which unfortunately could not conclude.</p>
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0 +1 RogueDaddy 1 year ago

«get off the stage! you suck!»