WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) — Five people are recovering from injuries suffered when a large tree toppled onto a group of people attending a swim meet in the south-central Kansas town of Winfield.

The Winfield Fire Department says four of the injured were taken to hospitals in Winfield and Wichita.

Fire Capt. Stuart Cassaboom says it appeared that the trunk of the tree snapped about 6 feet above the ground when a strong wind gust hit it Friday.

The meet was disbanded after the tree toppled, but swimmers returned the following day to finish the competition.