October 11, 2011
Multiple people suffer injuries in Sayre prison riot
A Sayre Memorial Hospital spokeswoman said prisoners were taken to that hospital in the wake of a riot at North Fork Corrections Facility in Sayre, though she could not confirm what their injuries were or how many prisoners had been hospitalized.
Also, Bill Barrett, spokesman for Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, said multiple patients were taken to the hospital with injuries. He said some were sent to the emergency room and were being attended to by a comprehensive medical team.
Barrett said the hospital expected to receive more patients in the next few hours. Two helicopters were at the facility to quickly transport victims. It was unknown whether the patients are inmates or prison guards, he said...
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