April 16, 2008
Tragedy at Shea
A man died Tuesday night when he lost his balance on an escalator at Shea Stadium:
Antonio Nararainsami, 36, and several relatives, including his two young daughters, were leaving the stadium at the end of Tuesday night's game against the Washington Nationals when he fell in a section below the left field stands and landed on a concrete floor. Nararainsami, a Guyanese native who lived in Brooklyn, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead half an hour later.
Kevin Prashad, a cousin who attended the game, said Nararainsami was walking down the escalator, which wasn't moving, and was holding the hand rail when he "lost his footing."
The Mets said in a statement that they had been "advised of a tragic accident that resulted in the death of a fan." They said team officials and police were investigating.
"Our deepest and heartfelt condolences go out to the fan's family," the team's statement said.
This was the second such accident in Shea's history. My thought go out to Mr. Nararainsami's family and friends.
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The story is far from clear. Conflicting reports on whether he simply lost his balance, whether the stationary escelator he was on "jerked" suddenly, and also reports he was fooling around/standing/surfing down the failing. Check out the Newsday story. Either way, it's a tragedy.
It is second hand, but I did hear from friends of people who were at the game that he was trying to slide down the railing.