Fan who fell over wall onto field at Pirates game 'awake and alert,' GoFundMe says

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The 20-year-old man who fell over a wall and crashed onto the field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh is "awake and alert," according to a GoFundMe page raising money for his medical bills.

Kavan Markwood, a former college football player, was identified as the man who fell more than 20 feet onto the right-field warning track.

Markwood flipped over the wall’s railing and fell onto the field in a game between the Pirates and Chicago Cubs. 

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Medical teams tend to a fan at PNC Park who fell out of the stands during the seventh inning of a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The GoFundMe was created earlier this week, and its organizer provided the positive update on Markwood.

"We are so relieved and grateful to share some encouraging news about Kavan. As of this morning, Kavan is awake, alert, and able to speak," Jennifer Phillips wrote. "After everything he’s been through since the accident on Wednesday night, this progress feels nothing short of miraculous. 

"He still has a long road ahead of him, but today brought a moment of hope that we’ve all been holding onto. Thank you all so much for your prayers, support, and generosity. Please continue to keep him in your thoughts as he begins the next phase of recovery."

Play stopped immediately as medical staff sprinted to the outfield to find a shirtless Markwood motionless on the warning track's dirt with blood visible on his face. Both teams’ trainers joined EMS to get him onto a cart and off the field. 

A fan lies on the warning track in right field at PNC