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Rio police charge five in relation to Olympic camera fall

USA TODAY Sports

A Rio police investigation this week determined negligence contributed to an overhead camera falling during the Olympics in August as the company responsible for the camera asserted the accident was caused by a third party who cut the cables.

At least seven people suffered minor injuries when an aerial camera and its cables fell about 65 feet in the Olympic Park on Aug. 15.

The Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS), which provides TV feeds for countries around the world outside NBC, was using the camera to get aerial shots of the Olympic Park.