Posted at 1:38 a.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2007
NFL: Fan falls to his death during 49ers game
Advertiser Staff
SAN FRANCISCO — A fan who fell to his death from a high wall during this week's game between the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings was identified Monday as a 31-year-old Northern California man.Paramedics worked on Torrey Kretschman of Roseville for about a half-hour after he fell at least 20 feet from the upper concourse to the concrete mezzanine level, police and 49ers officials said.
Kretschman likely jumped up to sit on a 4-foot wall in the concession area, misjudged it and toppled over the edge, police said.
The fall happened during halftime around 2:20 p.m. Sunday.
The last fatal accident at Monster Park occurred in 1985 when a fan tried to ride a Dumpster down a ramp during a 49ers game, team spokeswoman Lisa Lang said.
