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Man dies in fall at Arco event

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Man dies in fall at Arco event

By Christina Jewett - Bee Staff Writer Published 12:00 am PDT Monday, July 9, 2007 Story appeared in METRO section, Page B2

A Merced man fell to his death from a smoking balcony at Arco Arena on Saturday night during an Ultimate Fighting Championship show, officials said.

The 30- to 40-foot fall was an apparent accident, said Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesman R.L. Davis, who said the department provides security to the arena on a contract basis.

Sacramento coroner's officials identified the man as Eraldo Cano, 26.

Davis said Cano was in a smoking section accessible from the inside of the arena about 8 p.m., when he went over the 3-foot wall of the balcony, apparently not realizing the length of the drop. The man fell on the pavement on the northeast side of the arena and was taken to UC Davis Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at 10 p.m.

Davis said deputies are still investigating the incident and await toxicology tests to learn whether alcohol played a role in the death.

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Guy goes to a UFC at Arco arena and jumps to his death after having a smoke in his hurry to get back to the action. Still not sure how much this idiot had to drink there.

Submitted on 07/10/2007

Submitted by: Jeff D
Reference: http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/263108.html Dated: July 9, 2007

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
While we already have this one, Jeff's submission confirms what I suspected all along. At 8pm, there would still have been sufficient daylight, so this fellow obviously wasn't looking! I voted DA on this one!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Add this to the submission we already have for this story. Thanks, Jeff!


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