Oklahoma students injured by wind-blown inflatable play area
May 19, 2017
COMMERCE, Okla. (AP) — Three students have been injured at an end of school celebration in northeastern Oklahoma after winds topping 50 mph carried an inflatable play area through the air.
The Miami News-Record (http://bit.ly/2qz3iyL ) reports that five eighth-graders were inside an inflatable at a Commerce Middle School party Wednesday when the play area lifted from the ground and struck a tree.
Superintendent Jim Haynes says four students were taken to a local hospital. Two students were released without injuries, and two students required further medical attention.
Ottawa County Sheriff Jer...
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