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Dad Falls to Death at Ballpark

Posted Apr 16, 08 12:44 PM CDT in US,  Sports 

(Newser) – A 36-year-old father of two died after falling four stories from a Shea Stadium escalator last night, Newsday reports. Antonio Nararainsami was leaving the ballpark with family members when he tumbled over the railing of the non-moving escalator.  Police are looking into the possibility that Nararainsami was "surfing" the railing, but some witnesses remember a "sudden jerk" of the stairway.

"We saw his whole body go over the side. There's no explanation for what happened there. It's like a nightmare," a cousin said. "We're all diehard Mets fans, the whole family." The Mets have offered their "deepest and heartfelt condolences" to Nararainsami's family, which includes a pregnant wife and the two daughters who were with him when he fell.

Sources Newsday, Fox Sports

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Duaner Sanchez delivers a pitch while closing out the Mets' 6-0 shutout of the Washington Nationals Tuesday, April 15, 2008. After the game, a man died in a fall from a ballpark escalator.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Shea Stadium seen from the top decks in 1998. Last night a fan leaving the game tumbled four stories from an escalator in front of his two young daughters.   ((c) bobster1985)
Antonio Nararainsami fell four stories to his death from a Shea Stadium escalator, police sources report.   ((c) Ben Sam)
Shea Stadium, where Antonio Nararainsami fell to his death while leaving last night's Mets game against the Washington Nationals.   ((c) Ben Sam)
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