Pirates Fan Kavan Markwood
Speaks Out After Terrifying Fall
… Grateful For Support
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Pirates fan Kavan Markwood is opening up on the terrifying PNC Park fall that left him hospitalized with serious injuries … saying he has a long road to recovery, but is grateful to those who have financially supported him over the past week.
The 20-year-old former college athlete told TribLive he has not watched the footage of his 21-foot plummet from the Clemente Wall after celebrating an Andrew McCutchen hit on April 30 … but all things considered, he’s doing “all right.”
“I can’t really sleep. I have a lot of back pain,” he said according to the outlet … adding he is expecting to be able to return home in a week.
As for his lengthy list of injuries he suffered as a result of the tragedy, Markwood summed it up as “broken everything” … but his family stated he experienced a broken neck, clavicle and back.
As we previously reported, new footage surfaced on Wednesday … appearing to show Markwood jump up in excitement, but his momentum led him over the safety railing.
More than $45,000 has been raised to help Markwood in his recovery … and the updates continue to move in the right direction — in fact, he took his first steps on Monday.