MONTREAL – A man in his forties is now in stable condition after falling from the centre-field bleachers to the ground at the Olympic Stadium Friday night.
The man fell 10-15 metres to the ground below and was immediately rushed to the hospital in critical condition with injuries police described as life-threatening.
He suffered serious injuries, including to his head.
Police spokesman Danny Richer said the call was received at 10:45 p.m. near the end of the exhibition game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets.
“A man who was walking in the stands possibly lost his footing and fell several metres below,” said Richer.
After interviewing witnesses at the scene, investigators said no criminal offences were committed.
“We were able to determine that it was accidental,” Raphael Bergeron, another police spokesman, said Saturday.
A crowd of 46,121 attended the game, which organizers hoped would spur interest in bringing major league baseball back to Montreal.
Hall of Fame catcher and Expos great Gary Carter, who died of brain cancer in 2012, was honoured before the game.
More than 50,000 were expected to attend a second game Mets-Jays contest on Saturday afternoon.
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