Dozens injured as elevated walkway collapses in Texas beach city.

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Dozens injured as elevated walkway collapses in Texas beach city.
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An elevated walkway collapsed in Surfside Beach, Texas, injuring nearly two dozen teenagers from a summer camp. Five of the victims were flown to the hospital by helicopter, but none of the injuries were expected to be life-threatening. The cause of the collapse is under investigation, and emergency responders from the Surfside Beach Volunteer Fire Department set up landing areas for the medical helicopters. All of the victims were between 14 and 18 years old and from the Bayou City Fellowship summer camp.

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