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Man who had accident at Shoreline concert remains in hospital with serious injuries
A 36-year-old Redwood City man remained in critical condition with severe injuries Friday, the day after he slid off the stage canopy of the Shoreline Amphitheatre during a Jimmy Buffett concert. (He slid about 50 feet down the canopy and about 30 feet to the top of the bus)
Alcohol appears to be a factor in Christopher Hall's accident, police Sgt. Keith Plamondon said. Plamondon saw Hall plummet face down into a satellite dish on the top of the performer's (crew) tour bus.
``You have to wonder what was going through his mind,'' Plamondon said. ``Maybe he didn't realize how high up he was.''
About 10 p.m. Thursday, the man sneaked into a prohibited area and shimmied up a cable to the canopy that stretches across a tower, Plamondon said. Working his way along a seam in the canopy, the man apparently lost his grip, slid belly-first off the canopy and fell about 40 feet, Plamondon said.
Neither the audience nor Buffett saw the accident. But police and rescue workers called for a Lifeflight helicopter to transport Hall to Stanford Medical Center.
(I can confirm this. I am a stagehand and was backstage when he fell. I have coworkers who saw the fall as well as one worker who was in the bus at the time. He tried to climb the canvas canopy three times sliding back each time before he fell.)
Followup on March 13, 2003: "I just yesterday heard from one of the
stagehands who was in the tour bus at the time that the guy who fell off
the tent at Shoreline Amphitheatre was taken off life support, and is now
out of the gene pool permanently. I am waiting for a confirmation from a
friend who is a nurse at the ICU where he was taken after his slide to
perdition. I will keep youse guys informed."
Submitted on 09/30/2002
Submitted by:
John Steele
Reference:
San Jose Mercury News, 9/28/02
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