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Man killed by flying weight during Colorado Springs track meet ID’d as 57-year-old father
The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.
‘Loving father’ ID’d as spectator killed in hammer throw accident while attending son’s high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
A “loving father” attending his son’s track meet has been identified as the spectator accidentally killed by a hammer at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Sunday. Wade Langston, 57, was fatally struck by a hammer during a track and field meet held at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse campus for high school students across Colorado,
Spectator killed by hammer weight thrown at high school track meet in Colorado
A man was accidentally killed at a high school track and field meet in Colorado when a hammer weight thrown by a competitor cleared barriers and struck him, officials confirmed.
Father killed in hammer throw accident due to 'atrocious' mistake
A father has died in a freak accident while watching a high school track meet on Sunday (January 26) at The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Spectator killed in hammer throw accident at Colorado high school track meet: Officials
A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.
Spectator at Colorado high school track meet killed after being struck by athlete's hammer
The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Spectator Killed During Weight Throw Event at Indoor Track and Field Meet
The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled for December 15, January 26, and February 16, with the final event being the UCCS United High School Indoor State Championship. Officials say the accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. during the Jan. 26 meeting.
Father of athlete killed in track meet accident at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
The father of one of the athletes was killed Sunday at a high school track and field meet on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus after an athlete's hammer reportedly went out of bounds.
Spectator killed by hammer throw at high school track and field event in Colorado
A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The event, a club track and field meet held at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs,
Dad Killed In Tragic Accident At Son's High School Track Meet
Tragedy struck the Colorado Springs community this past weekend when a 57-year-old man was reportedly killed by an errant hammer throw during a high school track and field event. According to TMZ Sports,
Dad Struck, Killed By Errant Hammer Throw At Son's H.S. Track Meet
A 57-year-old man watching his son compete at a track meet was tragically killed when he was struck with a hammer during an event.
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Colorado hammer throw tragedy victim identified as spectator trying to protect family in freak accident
The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...
Coroner identifies spectator killed in track and field event in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A 57-year-old man died Sunday after he was struck by a weight from a weight throw event that ...
Father watching school athletics killed by hammer weight in Colorado
Wade Langston, 57, was watching the track and field meet when a hammer weight cleared barriers and struck him on Sunday ...
Wade Langston remembered by family following indoor track and field accident at UCCS
The outpouring of love for Wade Langston arrived swiftly following the news of the accident Sunday. Langston died after a ...
Family of man who died at UCCS fieldhouse issues statement
On Monday, Jan. 27, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died at a high school club sports meet at the ...