Crime & Safety
Fan Hurt Jumping From Wrigley Field Bleachers Onto Field (UPDATED)
The unidentified man slipped and landed face down on the warning track while Thursday's game was in a rain delay.
- UPDATED (8:41 p.m. Thursday, July 7)
A fan was injured Thursday night after he tried to jump from the right-center field bleachers at Wrigley Field onto the field during a rain delay between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, a team spokesperson said, according to The Associated Press.
The unidentified man, however, slipped and landed face down on the field's warning track, the AP reported. Paramedics took the man to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and the extent of his injuries were not known, according to NBC 5 Chicago.
Three people were needed to turn over the man, who was motionless on the field after the fall, the AP reported. A brace then was put around his neck, and he was placed on a backboard before being taken off the field in a cart.
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A fan fell Thursday night from the bleachers onto the warning track of Wrigley Field while a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves was in a rain delay.
Scary scene in the outfield at Wrigley. Fan face down in the warning track. Not moving pic.twitter.com/F6WWk95pEx
— Eric Dodd (@dodd7) July 8, 2016
Carrie Muskat, a writer for Cubs.com, posted on Twitter that medical personnel attended to the man, who fell out of the right-center field seats. The man eventually was taken off the field at around 7:30 p.m. after two players went out to see how he was, she added.
Bosio and Almora went out to check on the person, who was carted off. #Cubs
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) July 8, 2016
According to The Associated Press, three people were needed to turn over the man, who was motionless and face down on the field after the fall. A brace then was put around his neck, and he was placed on a backboard before being taken off the field in a cart.
No reports of the man's injuries or condition have been released.
The AP noted that there was a noticeable dip in the fencing above the ivy-covered wall near where the man landed.
The game, which was originally supposed to begin just after 7 p.m., finally started at 8:40 p.m. No mention of the accident was made during the beginning of the game broadcast.
PHOTO: A fan fell out of the right-center field bleachers at Wrigley Field on Thursday, July 7, during a rain delay of the Chicago Cubs-Atlanta Braves game. (Eric Dodd via Twitter)
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