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Weightlifter Dies After 315-Pound Barbell Drops on His Neck
A spokesman for the center, Mark Yontz, said Thursday that Kyle Thomson was bench-pressing 315 pounds when the barbell slipped
- Associated Press
- Updated: December 29, 2016 11:57 PM IST
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The incident took place in central Iowa. (Photo: Facebook/Kyle Thomson)© Facebook
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A weightlifter has died after a 315-pound barbell slipped on him
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The incident took place in central Iowa
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The weightlifter was a 22-year-old man
Iowa:
Authorities say a 22-year-old man has died after a barbell slipped from his grasp and crushed his neck at a gym in central Iowa.
The accident occurred Monday morning at Elite Edge Transformation Center in Ankeny, about 10 miles north of Des Moines. A spokesman for the center, Mark Yontz, said Thursday that Kyle Thomson was bench-pressing 315 pounds when the barbell slipped.
Ankeny Fire Chief James Clack says the barbell fell on Thomson's neck. Clack says a fire ambulance took Thomson to a Des Moines hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Yontz says there were spotters watching Thomson on the bench.
Iowa State University spokeswoman Annette Hacker says Thomson was a student there and lived in Pleasant Hill.
Topics mentioned in this article
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