Back to the Top News Newsfeed

Fan who fell 21 feet at Pirates game takes first steps since fall, per fundraising page, 'still has a long way to go'

Related Topics: Allegheny General Hospital

Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old man who fell 21 feet onto the warning track at a Pittsburgh Pirates game, took his first steps on Monday since the fall.

This is according to the organizer of a GoFundMe page raising money for his recovery, Jennifer Phillips.

"Kav took his first steps today!" Phillips wrote. "It’s a slow slow process, but seeing him up and moving was a huge win and definitely lifted everyone’s spirits."

The update is the first since Phillips wrote on Saturday that Markwood was "awake, alert, and able to speak.