Deck of Miami sports bar Shuckers collapses into water during NBA Finals
Imagine being on the patio at a sports bar watching an NBA Finals game and having the deck collapse sending you and many others into the water below. That actually happened on Thursday night at Shuckers Waterfront Grill in the Miami area.
Minutes before halftime of Game 4 between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, the deck at Shuckers collapsed, sending around two dozen customers into the water. Around 15 people were transported to the hospital, and the Miami Herald says two were in serious condition.
About 100 people were on the patio when the deck collapsed, per the Herald. A hostess at the bar says fans got up to cheer a Heat basket when the deck collapsed.
The deck is about five above the Biscayne Bay water, and it was shallow enough for those who fell in to stand up. However, the people had difficulty getting out of the water because of everything that fell in, such as umbrellas and chairs. The power went out when the deck collapsed, making it even more difficult to pull people out of the water.
Luckily rescue crews arrived to help in the situation. Below are several photos of the deck before and after the collapse.
#BREAKING: another pix of deck collapse #Shuckers bar & grill #NorthBayVillage courtesy @TJTuckwell. pic.twitter.com/K2bjwAA8jw
— Darcy Tannebaum (@dt007) June 14, 2013
Many a time-awful! RT @JoelleParra I've been on that deck. @dt007 #BREAKING: deck collapse #Shuckers Bar & Grill pic.twitter.com/XMPA0JuSey
— Darcy Tannebaum (@dt007) June 14, 2013
#BREAKING: close-up pix deck collapse #Shuckers Bar & Grill #NorthBayVillage courtesy @MiamiDadeFire. pic.twitter.com/d0hnxVAeYs
— Darcy Tannebaum (@dt007) June 14, 2013
Another image of Shuckers Bar & Grill dock collapse during Miami Heat game; fortunately no deaths reported pic.twitter.com/wBAVIg30pA
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) June 14, 2013
PHOTO: Victim of deck collapse at Shuckers Bar & Grill being treated by @MiamiDadeFire. Courtesy Tom Tuckwell. pic.twitter.com/E3SvjJDjlp
— WSVN-TV (@wsvn) June 14, 2013
And here’s what the deck looked like before the collapse:
UPDATE: Deck of Shuckers Bar&Grill collapsed in #Miami, 100 Inj, 1 Dead on Arrival, Rescued Divers going In – @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/gqP5YxZn3C
— Stanley Staco (@stacos) June 14, 2013
Thanks to LBS contributor David B. for the heads up
Photo Twitter/WSVN