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Kavan Markwood, the Pittsburgh pirates fan who fell more than 20 feet on the PNC Park warning track last week, has spoken for the first time since his horrible accident.
Markwood knocked down on the ground in the right garden after turning several times through the air during the seventh entry of the pirate game against the Chicago puppies. Apart from the medical staff of the teams and EMS that are exhausted to evaluate Markwood, the entire stadium was stunned by what they witnessed.
The 20 -year -old suffered a broken neck, clavicle and back after the accident, but Markwood said he is “well” despite the long road to recovery ahead.
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A fan is on the warning track in the right garden of the PNC Park after falling from the stands during the seventh entry of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh pirates and the Chicago puppies in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
“I really can’t sleep. I have a lot of back pain,” he told Tribib.
Markwood described his wounds as “Broken Everything”, which also included a swollen hand.
“I think when I get home, I will put on ice,” he added.
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The mother of her girlfriend, Jennifer Phillips, created a gofundme, and Markwood told Tribiblive that she is grateful for all the support she has received to help with medical invoices.
Until Wednesday night, Gofundme account raised more than $ 51,000.
Markwood took a great step in his recovery on Monday, walking for the first time.
A fan takes off the field after falling from the stands during the seventh entry of the game between the Chicago puppies and the Pittsburgh pirates in PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty images)
“He is showing a real strength, and we hope for a recovery without problems, Phillips wrote as an update on the Gofundme page.” This will also require a lot of rest and the following instructions of the great doctors, nurses and hospital staff. “
After the accident, Markwood was urgently taken to the trauma unit of the Allegheny General Hospital, where he was in critical condition.
Pittsburgh’s public security talked what happened as an accident, since fans around Markwood said he had excited himself with the pirate rally during the game and proceeded to take off his shirt and pour beer over autumn, according to Pittsburgh’s Tribune-Review’s review.
Markwood played for two soccer programs of Division II, Walsh University and Wheeling University. He played at Wheeling in 2023, appearing in four games, according to the team’s site.
The stadium safety and Pittsburgh Pirates medical staff load a fan who fell from the stands to the field to an ambulance while the pirates hit the Chicago puppies during the seventh entry in PNC Park. (Charles Leclaire-Imagn images)
Andrew McCutchen, who hit a double just before Markwood fell, sent a sentence in X.
“I really hate what happened tonight,” he wrote. “I can’t help thinking about that guy, his family and friends. I pray tonight.
