PORTLAND, Maine — Eleven lighthouse fans had been damage when a walkway collapsed, sending folks tumbling into mudflats beneath throughout an annual occasion that encourages excursions of Maine’s beloved beacons.

The picket walkway collapsed at Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic on Saturday afternoon. The lighthouse was open to the general public as a part of Maine Open Lighthouse Day, which is a day when the state’s scenic lighthouses are open to the general public.

Five of the 11 injured folks had been taken to hospitals, mentioned Bath Fire Department Deputy Chief Chris Cummings.

The collapse of the bridge occurred at low tide and brought on a few of the victims to fall eight to 10 toes, they usually landed in a considerably rocky mudflat beneath, Cummings mentioned. He mentioned quite a few public security security departments responded to the scene.

“It was a team effort,” mentioned Cummings, whose division is in a small metropolis a number of miles away.

Karen McLean, a member of the Friends of Doubling Point Light, mentioned the group intends to restore the lighthouse, however there isn't a timeframe to try this but.

The web site of Friends of Doubling Point Light directed guests to a message that mentioned the lighthouse was “closed to visitors until further notice” on Sunday. McLean mentioned the group has been working with native authorities within the aftermath of the collapse.

Doubling Point Lighthouse has stood because the late nineteenth century and is positioned on the Kennebec River. It’s positioned in a small city of about 450 folks positioned about 40 miles up the coast from Portland, the most important metropolis within the state.

The lighthouse is energetic as a Coast Guard help to navigation. The web site has a protracted picket walkway that leads over a marshy space to the lighthouse, which itself is shorter than many within the state with a tower peak of 23 toes.

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