ATL bridge collapse: UPDATE

A soaring walkway being built to give visitors breathtaking views of the Atlanta Botanical Garden collapsed on Friday, sending workers plummeting dozens of feet to the forest below. One worker was killed Friday morning and at least 18 others were injured. Mike Alsip, a forensic investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office, identified the man killed as 66-year-old Angel Chupin of Marietta. Contractors were pouring concrete on the "canopy walk," which climbed as high as 40 feet, when it gave way. Witnesses described a frenzied scene as dozens of workers tumbled to the ground. Electrical worker Juan Padilla said he and another worker had just started a break after installing wires under the bridge when he heard a deafening boom. Atlanta Fire Battalion Chief Ken Byers said all the injured workers were on the bridge when it collapsed. Nearby Piedmont Park was filled with joggers and others visitors. Authorities have few details of what caused the collapse. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says four federal investigators are looking into it. Sixteen of those injured were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, which was teeming with family and friends of the victims anxiously awaiting updates.

(Associated Press)