Shannon Stone, a firefighter from Brownwood, Texas, died from injuries suffered after a 20-foot fall from the left field bleacher seats during a Texas Rangers baseball game in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday. Stone jumped forward to catch an in-flight baseball, tumbled, then fell head first over a railing to the concrete below, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.
The report indicated that many of the players who witnessed the scene were visibly upset and Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan, former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, also in attendance, were sitting together during the game. Ryan issued the following statement, according to the report:
"We are deeply saddened that the man who fell has passed away," the statement read. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
A similiar incident occured at Rangers Stadium, approximately one year and one day ago, when another firefighter, 25-year-old Tyler Morris was injured after falling from the second deck resulting in a fractured skull and a sprained ankle, according to the same report.
The Brownwood Fire Department has posted a memorial on their web site.
Read more HERE.
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