The fan who fell out of the right field stands and onto the warning track during the April 30 Pirates-Cubs game in Pittsburgh has been identified as Kavan Markwood.
A South Allegheny School District spokesperson told both the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and The Athletic that Markwood, a 2022 graduate of South Allegheny High School, was the fan who fell.
‘Everyone at South Allegheny would say he is a hardworking, highly resilient young man. He’s a fighter. He’s going to need that resiliency now. But he has it,’ Laura Thomson told the Tribune-Review. ‘He’s touched a lot of lives at South Allegheny. We’re a small community. He’s a household name here. Everyone knows him.
‘He has the prayers and the support of the South Allegheny community.’
‘Pittsburgh Police do not anticipate providing any additional updates to the public,’ it added.
Markwood was a standout football player at South Allegheny High School, which is located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He was on the rosters for the Walsh University football team in 2022 and Wheeling University football team in 2023. Both schools are Division II programs. His Wheeling bio says he appeared in five games for the Cardinals in 2023.
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