A River fan died at the Monumental after falling from the high Sívori tribune

In full party River against Defense of Justice, a fan fell from the high Sívori tribune of the Monumental and died on the spot, as confirmed by police sources to LA NACION. Immediately, the authorities in charge they called off the match.

As it became known a couple of hours later, the sympathizer’s name was Pablo Marcelo Serrano and he was 53 years old. According to police investigative sources, the cameras show that a long-haired man approaches the railing, looks down, looks back, steps forward and throws himself into the void.

The death of the fan reached the ears first of the referee Rapallini and then of the captains Unsaín and Armani, who informed the other players of the situation.

The fall occurred near the first 15 minutes of the game. At first, it was thought that the match could continue, but finally, after 25 minutes, with the news of the fan’s death, Rapallini called off the match. After that, the River squad approached the stands, greeted the fans and went into the changing room area.

The owner of the City Emergency Medical Care System (SAME), Alberto Crescenti, specified this afternoon that although the internal part of the stadium is covered by a private emergency system, SAME was summoned.

Upon arrival, a few minutes later he confirmed the death of the fan. “SAME covers the sidewalk of the stadium, despite that we were summoned and with the information we had, the triage unit and an ambulance from the Pirovano Hospital were told to enter the stadium. There they confirmed the death of a man whose age we still do not know,” Crescenti said in dialogue with TN.

The head of SAME explained that the victim suffered from “very serious head trauma” y died on the spot. “It was a fall of more than 15 meters high”, detailed Crescenti about the tragic incident. “They tell me that he fell from the Sívori tribune, I have no more precision. He arrived a few minutes later, but he had already passed away. There are many meters”, concluded Crescenti.

On the other hand, after the calls to 911, personnel from the 13A Neighborhood Police Station arrived at the scene and began the corresponding actions.

For her part, Dr. Celsa Ramírez, a prosecutor specializing in Massive Events, ordered the gallery to be closed to preserve the evidence. On the other hand, Crescenti advanced what the next steps to take in relation to the victim will be: “From the tent he goes to the judicial morgue to determine if she died in the fall. That’s why an autopsy is done, to see if she has a previous injury or if he doesn’t.

Meanwhile, on February 12, a similar event occurred at the Monumental, when a fan jumped from the Sívori Media tribune to the Baja, an hour before the start of the match between River and Argentinos Juniors. As a result of that fall, the man lost consciousness and had to be transferred to the Fernádez hospital, where fortunately he managed to be assisted.

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