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.’
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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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”.
