NEW YORK — A man attending a concert at New York’s Citi Field on Friday fell to his death from the upper deck of the stadium, authorities said.
The concertgoer was attending a Dead & Company show at the stadium, which is the home ballpark of the New York Mets, WNBC reported.
The incident occurred at around 9 p.m. EDT, and the man fell from the fifth level of the stadium, the television station reported. According to police, the man’s 46-foot fall did not appear to be intentional.
“Upon arrival, officers observed EMS personnel attending to a 46-year-old male who was suffering from injuries consistent with a fall from an elevated position,” Detective Sophia Mason, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department, said in a statement.
The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 9:30 p.m. EDT, WNBC reported.
“We are aware of a tragic incident which sadly resulted in a fatality last night,” Mets Events spokesperson Harold Kaufman said in a statement to Variety and CNN. “Our deepest and heartfelt condolences go out to the attendee’s loved ones.”
The concert was part of a 31-stop tour of Dead & Company, which features former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, Variety reported. The group was joined by singer John Mayer, who plays lead guitar and sings some of the performed by Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead’s late singer who died in 1995, according to Vanity Fair.
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