New details have emerged regarding the incident in which a fan was critically injured after falling 21 feet onto the warning track at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Wednesday night.
As reported by Will Graves of The Associated Press, the man was identified Thursday as Kavan Markwood, a 2022 graduate of the Southern Alleghany School District and MVP of its high school football team as a senior.
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Markwood fell onto the warning track in right field just as Pirates star Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-3. Players began waving frantically for medical personnel and pointing to the man.
Markwood was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs training staffs as well as PNC personnel, before being removed from the field on a cart. He was taken to the trauma center at Allegheny General Hospital, where he remained in critical condition Thursday, Graves reported.
Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and EMS, posted on X Thursday that the “incident is being treated as accidental in nature.”
The railing that runs along the Clemente Wall in right field is three feet (36 inches) in height, which exceeds the building code requirements of 26 inches, according to Pirates vice president of communications Brian Warecki.
According to Graves, Pirates owner Bob Nutting said the club was “deeply saddened” and “truly heartbroken” over what he called a “terrible accident.”
“In times like these, we must come together, support one another, and keep him and his loved ones in our prayers,” Nutting said in a statement, as reported by the AP. “We also want to thank and appreciate the efforts of the first responders who rushed to his attention and provided him with compassionate care.”
Police said any medical update on the fan will be provided by medical personnel in conjunction with the man’s family, Graves reported.
