News 13 spoke to the camp director about the incident that injured 12 people at a teen camp in Meritt Island on Friday.

The director, Robert Bland, saw the collapse happen, and the kids fall to the ground. Some of them fell from 5 feet; others were as high as 25 feet in the air.

Many of them, he says, fell on top of one another. Eleven were hurt, another injury was to a camp worker who was flown to the hospital.

A large group of kids gathered around the scene just after 1 p.m. Friday afternoon as paramedics loaded patients into waiting ambulances at the Teen Missions International Camp.

The teens were posing for a picture on one of the cargo nets -- which is part of the groups' obstacle course portion of their boot camp called 'Jacob's Ladder'.

That's when the concrete gave way on one of the large anchors supporting the cargo net with dozens of teens on it.

Bland was right there when the picture was being taken -- that's when the net came down along with the kids.

"I think that's where most of the injuries came from -- somebody fell down on another kind [of] below them, because the net didn't really fall. I didn't fall down fast because it slid over the top rail and that didn't come down. It's still there," said Bland.

Bland says the kids run these obstacle courses as part of team building exercises.

That prepares them for international mission trips to places like Haiti, Guatamala, Australia and the Middle East.

Bland tells us they won't be using the net again until the concrete portion of that anchor is repaired.

And he says they will discuss how they take pictures in the future after what happened.

Camp activities will continue -- we're told there are some 500 kids currently participating.

At least 12 people have been injured in Brevard County after deputies said a rope climbing net collapsed at a teen camp in Merritt Island.

The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. Friday at Teen Missions International, on the 800 block of East Hall Road, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said the group was posing for a photo on the 30-foot-high cargo net, when it gave way.

Brevard County fire officials said most of the injuries were considered minor. Fire officials later said one patient was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center, and 11 others were transported by ground to Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital, in Cocoa Beach. One person involved in the invident refused transport.

Health First released the following update shortly before 5 p.m. Friday:

Earlier this afternoon, Brevard County Fire Rescue transported 11 patients to Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital. Health First Cape Canaveral was prepared to receive these patients and ensure the highest quality of care possible.

The patients all have minor injuries and nine have been discharged with the rest expected to be discharged soon.

According to Teen Missions International's website, the cargo net was part of an obstacle course as part of the organization's boot camp. Called "Jacob's Ladder," the climbing net is one of several obstacles themed after stories from the Bible.

Brevard County Fire Rescue posted the following updates on Twitter: