Posted on 07/21/2002 7:50:33 AM PDT by Libloather
Witnesses Say Man Leaped to His Death at Stadium
.c The Associated Press
SEATTLE (July 20) -- A man died Saturday after a fall during an open house for fans at the Seattle Seahawks' new stadium.
Seattle Police said preliminary reports indicated the fall was accidental. However, witnesses reported the man intentionally climbed over a chest-high barrier on a stadium ramp and jumped to his death, said Pete Pedersen, spokesman for First and Goal, Inc., the stadium operating arm for Seahawks owner Paul Allen.
The man was still alive and receiving CPR when he arrived at Harborview Medical Center, but he was pronounced dead minutes later, a nursing supervisor said.
Fans had been invited to tour the $430 million stadium on the site of the old Kingdome. The 67,000-seat facility was formally dedicated Friday by Allen and Gov. Gary Locke and Allen.
07/20/02 17:51 EDT
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