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Dallas Cowboys special teams coach prepares for surgery following tent collapse
2009-05-04 17:16:18 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Dallas News sports News)
Dallas, Texas (CaymanMama.com) – Dallas Cowboys’ special teams coach, Joe DeCamillis was one of 12 people injured after the team’s practice facility tent collapsed under the force of harsh wind on Saturday. He is scheduled to undergo surgery Monday to repair a fractured cervical vertebrae.
DeCamillis, 43, was one of three Cowboys staff members still in the hospital following the collapse of the $4 million structure.Of the injured, the most critical injuries were sustained by Rich Behm, the Cowboy’s scouting assistant who was permanently paralyzed from the waist down after his spine was severed.
Behm, 33, and assistant athletic trainer Greg Gaither, 35, remain in the hospital under close observation. Gaither underwent surgery on his fractured upper and lower right leg and will be released this week.
According to a report by the Associated Press, “About 70 people, including 27 players attending a rookie minicamp, were in the structure when the storm hit. Wind in the area was clocked at 64 mph, 1 mph shy of the threshold for a weak tornado. National Weather Service officials said a “microburst” may have pushed the wind beyond 70 mph at the top of the structure that was built in 2003.”
Behm, DeCamillis and Gaither were on the playing field when the tent collapsed, propelling steel framework and lights to the ground below.
Most players at the minicamp escaped unscathed. Members of the media have been prohibited from the Cowboys headquarters for at least a week due to “ongoing work that is scheduled to take place in the aftermath of the accident.”
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is conducting a full investigation, Irving police told a Dallas newspaper.
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