A fan attending Monday night's Braves vs. Phillies game tumbled off a platform in the upper deck to a parking lot more than 60 feet below him. The fan, Ronald Homer, 29, was taken to a nearby hospital at about 9:00 p.m. but died soon after the fall.
Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee told media the fall appears to be a tragic accident, and no foul play is suspected in Homer's untimely death. "It appears he fell from an upper-level platform to a secured lot below. "At this time, there is no indication of foul play and the fall appears accidental."
The tumble occurred near the back of the stadium, according to Chafee, and witnesses who saw Homer's fall also corroborated the police's suspicion that this was not any malicious attempt by anyone to hurt Homer.
As of right now the Braves have not commented on the tragedy, and no one is sure yet whether the weather conditions or alcohol played a role in Homer's fall. The start of the game had been delayed by heavy rain for about two hours.
This is not the first time tragedy has struck at Turner Field. Five years ago, a 25-year-old fan, who later was proven to have consumed alcohol fell down a staircase during a Braves vs. Mets game, and sustained fatal head injuries.
The city of Atlanta in general appears to be a dangerous place to take in a sporting event. Just last year a 20-year-old fan took a spill from over a railing at the Georgia Dome during a Tennessee vs. North Carolina State college football game that cost him his life. He also landed on another fan who suffered minor injuries.
Last September, another fan plummeted 25 feet during a Miami vs. Georgia Tech college football game, but that man escaped the harrowing fall with minor injuries.
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