naslund.is.king Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 ATLANTA -- A man who fell about 20 metres from an upper-level platform at Atlanta's Turner Field onto a parking lot during a baseball game died Monday night, police said. Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee confirmed the death of the man, whose name has not been released. The man fell during Monday night's game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. "At this time there's no indication of foul play and the fall appears accidental," Chafee said late Monday. "It appears he fell from an upper-level platform to a secured lot below." Chafee said police received the report of the fall just before 9 p.m. Monday. When officers arrived, they located a man who appeared to have fallen roughly six stories. The man was transported to Atlanta Medical Center and died of his injuries. Chafee said the fall occurred on the stadium's back side. He said witnesses described the fall as accidental, but that police were not releasing other details of what they said. He said he did not know if wet conditions or alcohol were factors. Heavy rains had led to a nearly two-hour delay of the game, which was scheduled to start at 7:10 p.m. A Braves spokeswoman declined comment earlier Monday night, referring calls to the Atlanta police. Monday's accident wasn't the first of its kind to happen at Turner Field, and marked at least the third time a sports fan has fallen from the stands in Atlanta in about a year. Isaac Grubb, 20, of Lenoir City, Tenn., died after falling over a railing at the Georgia Dome during a football game between Tennessee and North Carolina State on Aug. 31, 2012. Authorities said he landed on another man seated in the lower level, and that alcohol was a factor. A man fell about seven metres over a staircase railing at a Georgia Tech-Miami football game on Sept. 22, 2012 and was not seriously injured. In May 2008, a 25-year-old Cumming, Ga., man suffered head injuries when he fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during a game between the Braves and the New York Mets and later died. Police found that alcohol had factored into that accident, which the Braves had said was the first non-medical fatality to happen at the ballpark. Turner Field became the home of the Braves in 1997, a year after serving as the site of events for the 1996 Summer Olympics. http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=429661 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 That's so brutal. Poor guy and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampage Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I didn't know how frequent this type of thing was. 3 in one year in Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoes Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 So sad and brutal I feel sorry for him and his family RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 This is the main reason I say no to row 1 tickets in the upper bowl, despite the fact that I have enough priority to get them. (That and they are much more expensive than row 2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papayas Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Three times this year already in the same stadium... Why aren't they improving the safety standard already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Three times this year already in the same stadium... Why aren't they improving the safety standard already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Three times this year already in the same stadium... Why aren't they improving the safety standard already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 If you put enough bars up to prevent people from falling it would probaby wreck the view. Even at Roger's arena the bars in the upper bowl are at my hip height (not nearly high enough to prevent a fall) but when you sit down it's not like shorter people have a ton of clearence over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papayas Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 If you put enough bars up to prevent people from falling it would probaby wreck the view. Even at Roger's arena the bars in the upper bowl are at my hip height (not nearly high enough to prevent a fall) but when you sit down it's not like shorter people have a ton of clearence over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Canuck Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Three times this year already in the same stadium... Why aren't they improving the safety standard already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbal23 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 http://youtube.com/watch?v=OpV9ZSjNSZk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 One of the reasons why I hate upper deck seats at stadiums RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Well I guess the issue is impossible to fix then. They should just let more people fall to their death... Seriously 3 deaths in 7 months, that's a pretty serious safety issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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