Amidst the excitement of a major victory over the Mets tonight, please take a moment to pass a prayer along for a fan who fell three to four stories at Turner Field while exiting the stadium in the eigth inning of the game. Apparently, while attempting to slide down the railing from the upper deck, a fan lost his balance, fell over the railing, and onto the concrete at least 50 (or more) feet below.  According to an insider, the scene was “surreal” and the victim was being rushed to the ER with little hope of survival. Rumors are that the fan was intoxicated, but we cannot confirm this. There is no official police report yet, nor news on the victim’s condition. However, please take a moment to keep this fan in your prayers and hope for this best in this very dismal ending to a seemingly fantastic night.

UPDATE: The AJC is reporting that the 25-year-old fan has been taken to Grady with serious head trauma.  He is in critical condition.

UPDATE: SI.com and 11alive.com, as well as a few other sources, are reporting the fall distance to be around 150 feet.  I don’t know how accurate that is but I just want to keep up-to-date with the information out there.

UPDATE: The fan, 25-year-old Justin Hayes of Cumming, has died from the injuries suffered in the fall. Please keep his family in your prayers.