Pittsburgh Pirates baseball fan falls 20 feet after tumbling over stadium railing
The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell more than 20 feet onto the field at PNC Park has been identified as Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old former college football player.
Markwood was at the center of a haunting scene Wednesday in the seventh inning of the Pirates' game against the Chicago Cubs after he tumbled over a railing in right field, flipped multiple times and landed on the warning track. He was motionless and shirtless as EMS and the teams' trainers attended to him, and was eventually taken off the field on a stretcher.
Witnesses said he had been excited about the Pirates' rally and had taken his shirt off and poured beer on himself before his fall. It is unclear how he procured a beer at 20 years old.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 6, 2025 7:36 AM
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R1 His jersey should read ‘Free-Wheeling”
Quite a fall!
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 2, 2025 6:02 AM
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Oh, damn.
That fall looks really bad.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 2, 2025 6:11 AM
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It looks like his seat ejected him.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 2, 2025 10:20 AM
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Same thing happened to a Texas Rangers fan. He was leaning over to catch a foul ball thrown by Josh Hamilton.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 2, 2025 10:28 AM
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I remember Lucy fans falling off the third mezzanine at the Music Hall in excitement after she sang If He Walked Into my Life. Nobody could decide if it were a tragedy or a blessing.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 2, 2025 10:38 AM
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[quote] The 20-year-old man who fell to warning track at a Pirates game takes his first steps since accident
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The 20-year-old man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a Pittsburgh Pirates game last week took his first steps Monday but still has “a long way to go” in his recovery.
Kavan Markwood slipped off a railing and onto the field during the seventh inning of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs last Wednesday.
Jennifer Phillips, the organizer of a GoFundMe page for Markwood, said in an update Monday that his recovery is “a slow slow process, but seeing him up and moving was a huge win and definitely lifted everyone’s spirits.”
Markwood was admitted to the trauma center at Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition after the accident.
“He still has a long way to go — he’s dealing with a broken neck, clavicle, and back so there are plenty of obstacles ahead,” wrote Phillips, who once taught Markwood. “But he’s showing real strength, and we’re staying hopeful for a smooth recovery. This will also require plenty of rest and following instructions from the great doctors, nurses and staff at the hospital.”
As of Monday night, the GoFundMe had raised nearly $41,000, more than 90% towards its initial goal of $45,000.
Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and EMS, has labeled the incident an accident.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 6, 2025 5:46 AM
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Looks like a deliberate swan dive.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 6, 2025 7:10 AM
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Damn, dude is lucky if he's talking and walking already.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 6, 2025 7:36 AM
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