New York: Man falls to his death during Goose concert at Madison Square Garden

Rock band Goose is ‘deeply saddened and heartbroken to learn of the tragic event.’

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A 51-year-old man has fallen to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a concert, police say.

Officers responding to a call at 9.51pm on Saturday found the man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an “elevated position,” New York City Police said.

Police did not say how far the man fell but said he was in Section 300.

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They declined to release his name.

The man was with his wife, according to police.

He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The rock band Goose was performing.

In a statement on Facebook, the band said it was “deeply saddened and heartbroken to learn of the tragic event that occurred”.

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