Fan falls from smoking terrace at Blazers game
December 7, 2002
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A woman was in critical condition Friday night after falling from an upper smoking terrace at the Rose Garden, a distance of at least 40 feet.
Tammy Fisher was conscious and complaining of leg pain as she was transported to Legacy Emanuel Hospital. A hospital spokesman later listed Fisher in critical condition. She was attending the Portland Trail Blazers' 88-69 win over the Miami Heat.
Fisher fell from the 300 level terrace to the ground level smoking terrace at about 8:45 p.m., a team official said.
"She was conscious and talking to med techs when she was transported to Emanuel Hospital at 9:15,'' said J.E. Isaac, senior vice president of business affairs.
Witness reports indicate that Fisher struck a metal fence on her way down, softening the impact on the concrete, Isaac said.
"That's probably what helped her survive the fall,'' Isaac said. "She hit a glancing blow on the fence then hit the concrete below.''
It was not immediately known how Fisher fell. It is the first time a patron has fallen in the Rose Garden, although a worker was injured several years ago.
The Rose Garden opened in 1995
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