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Indiana State Police and authorities survey the collapsed rigging and Sugarland stage on the infield at the Indiana State Fair

File photo of the damage at the Indiana State Fair. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

6th person dies from Ind. fair accident injuries

Fair spokesman: 'Deepest sympathies to family'

Updated: Friday, 19 Aug 2011, 1:14 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 19 Aug 2011, 12:44 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Family members said a 22-year-old college student is the sixth person to die from injuries suffered when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last weekend.

Along with several people who died immediately, at least four dozen were injured when a strong wind gust toppled the metal scaffolding holding lights and other equipment and sent it plunging into fans awaiting a concert by the country group Sugarland.

The Star Press first reported 22-year-old Jennifer Haskell died Friday morning at a hospital in Indianapolis. Her uncle, Mike Whited, announced her death in a statement later Friday.

Haskell was entering her senior year at Ball State University, where she was studying sports medicine.

State Fair spokesman Andy Klotz tells WTHR-TV, the fair expresses "its deepest sympathies to her family."