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Stampede erupts at South Carolina biker festival, 19 injured in late-night chaos
Fox News ^ | 24 May 2026 | Sophia Compton

Posted on 05/24/2026 8:11:21 PM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701

At least 19 people were evaluated for injuries early Sunday in a "stampede" during the Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, officials said.

Emergency crews responded around 1:05 a.m. near a stage area along South Ocean Boulevard after reports of a stampede incident. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, according to Horry County Fire Rescue.

"With the help of on-scene law enforcement, 19 patients were located and evaluated for injuries," Horry County Fire Rescue said. "… Three people were transported to the hospital with injuries, with the possibility of others self-transporting to local hospitals."

Due to the number of reported injuries, Horry County Fire Rescue declared a mass casualty incident a designation used to coordinate emergency response when multiple patients require evaluation.

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KEYWORDS: frraceobsession; frracism; frracists; incident; motorcyclerally; racialdivision; southcarolina; stampede; whitesupremacy

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This is the infamous "black biker festival" full of corruption.
1 posted on 05/24/2026 8:11:21 PM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Chaos. It’s chaos.


2 posted on 05/24/2026 8:12:17 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Yogi?


3 posted on 05/24/2026 8:12:57 PM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

stampede is something animals do


4 posted on 05/24/2026 8:13:51 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701
Biker violence. It's frightening.


5 posted on 05/24/2026 8:17:23 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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Normally businesses close and put up hurricane sheathing during these black biker festivals.

6 posted on 05/24/2026 8:17:48 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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#4: "stampede is something animals do"

Precisely.

7 posted on 05/24/2026 8:19:23 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: VastRWCon

Yes, Boo-boo. Of course.


8 posted on 05/24/2026 8:20:55 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: crusty old prospector

9 posted on 05/24/2026 8:23:29 PM PDT by PGR88
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stampede is something animals do

Finally, an honest reporter.

10 posted on 05/24/2026 8:24:33 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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To: crusty old prospector

That’s not chaos. It’s cultural heritage.


11 posted on 05/24/2026 8:25:36 PM PDT by ladyjane
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Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival used to be called “Black Bike Week”

Proving once again that no matter how many times you change a name or description, it is the same old uncivilized behavior.

12 posted on 05/24/2026 8:27:24 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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She seems nice.


13 posted on 05/24/2026 8:33:40 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

One of many Dress Rehearsals before
June 19th, or “June-teenth Day”.

Several local businesses use it in their advertising, but I’m not hearing about a great many citizens actually celebrating it, that goes for any race, be they black, white, latino or asian. My view is why spend even more time focused on Slaves being released hundreds of years ago, when nobody alive now was born into slavehood? It’s an exercise in pessimism and negativity to remain locked into looking back vs looking forward.

Presently, that is seen as a National Holiday, as per
“Joe’s” pandering decree. I suspect within 7 years or less, Juneteenth will become a state choice, vs national, and in this way, it will slip back into the obscurity from which it came.


14 posted on 05/24/2026 8:36:39 PM PDT by lee martell
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One chimp panics and the whole pack panics?


15 posted on 05/24/2026 8:42:13 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: PeterPrinciple

Mostly foot, ankle and calf injuries due to the size of the cows.


16 posted on 05/24/2026 8:42:30 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party - like the love child of La Cosa Nostra and Al Qaeda )
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To: martin_fierro

Ping!


17 posted on 05/24/2026 8:56:50 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

read on another site that the stampede was triggered by somebody running.

I guess the others saw him running and their natural instincts took over.................


18 posted on 05/24/2026 9:03:41 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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Crowd probably thought that the “runner” was running away because he was about to get shot or mugged, or severely assaulted, so they got ready to leave the scene ASAP.
IMHO.


19 posted on 05/24/2026 9:13:24 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Did cattle run over them, or did men run over other men because they got startled, instead?

Regardless, this sounds like something deserved.


20 posted on 05/24/2026 9:15:25 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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