The pier in front of the University of Wisconsin-Madison had about 60 to 80 people before it suddenly fell apart.
A video posted online captured the moment when dozens of students suddenly plunged into a lake in Madison, Wisconsin, after a pier holding them collapsed Monday afternoon.
About 60 to 80 people were standing on the swimming pier in front of the University of Wisconsin-Madison when it fell apart, according to the. Officials said six people were hurt and treated by EMTs and paramedics, and one of them was taken to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Five students were hurt and another was hospitalized after a pier in Madison, Wisconsin, collapsed during Labor Day celebrations on Monday.
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