A CASTLE visitor was killed in a freak hammer-throwing accident at a Highland Games event yesterday. A 22lbs metal ball from the traditional sporting event “flew over a hedge” and hit a…
Another visitor who witnessed the accident also told Omroep Brabant: "We weren't allowed to stand where the ball landed .
"But people could walk behind the hedge. At the bottom it was open, so we saw their feet and strollers, which they walked past. We were amazed at that beforehand.""He was not a rookie, but really a top player, who had already participated in big competitions before.": "We are flabbergasted that something like this can happen."I felt super excited about the event and all the people who were there.
On the athlete who threw the hammer, Geerts added: "I haven't spoken to him myself, but he's completely beside himself, this should never have happened to him. "They are players who practice this game internationally at a high level and with a lot of experience and are extremely experienced, but then apparently an accident can happen."
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