Soccer match between the league leader, River Plate and Defensa Y Justicia in the Argentina Liga Professional was suspended after just 25 minutes.
The match was suspended because a fan, 53, jumped from the top section of the estadio Monumental to the concrete floor which is about 50 feet.
Not long after, River Plate released a statement saying, "The football safety committee and Club Atlético River Plate regret to inform that, in this afternoon's match against Defensa y Justicia, a supporter jumped into the void from the Sívori Alta stand and died on the spot. The medical service immediately arrived at the area of the incident, as did the police and various security agencies. The Sivori Alta grandstand, where the deceased person had his season tickets, was at 90% of its capacity. At the time of the fall, there was no intervention by third parties. It was also verified that there was no situation of violence in the stands or around it. After 30 minutes, the stadium was completely evacuated."


"He died instantly from severe trauma. He fell from approximately 15 meters (49 feet), there was no push. There was nothing to do," said Alberto Crescenti, director of Buenos Aires' medical attention services system.

Security staff rushed to the scene after fans started signaling that something was wrong as the match was initially stopped before continuing, only to then be suspended.

"With the autopsy, it will really be known if he had a previous injury or if he died as a result of the fall. It was a man and he had long hair," Crescenti added.


River Plate, one of Argentina's biggest and most successful clubs, currently leads the first division table.

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