Rangers Game Stopped as Fan Falls From 2nd Deck

[MadBadger]

I really wonder how come this doesnt happen more often.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A fan, described as a middle-aged, white male, who fell off the club level in section 235 and onto the lower deck during Tuesday's Texas Rangers game against the Cleveland Indians, was stabilized, responsive and moving his extremities as he was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.

Rangers officials didn't know the name of the fan, but he fell from the club level at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, hit the railing on the suite level and then landed in the lower deck down the first-base line. The drop is about 30 feet. Four other fans were injured but were treated by paramedics at the stadium.

Rangers president Nolan Ryan visited with some of the injured fans and said he saw the fall out of his peripheral vision. He said the fan fell on a group of people, including a young boy who had a contusion on his face...

The fan fell after Nelson Cruz hit a foul ball down the right-field line in the bottom of the fifth with the score 3-1 in favor of Texas. The man attempted to catch the ball and tumbled over the railing. The event left the ballpark silent, and play was suspended for 16 minutes as the field was cleared. Several players, including Indians shortstop Jason Donald and left fielder Trevor Crowe, were bowing their heads and appeared to be praying while others watched intently as paramedics were attending to the fan. He was taken off by a stretcher.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=5359438

[Mojambo]

1. But did he get the ball? n/t