An 18-year-old Temple University student, Tyler Sabapathy, tragically died after falling from a light pole during celebrations following the Philadelphia Eagles' NFC Championship win. Video footage shows Sabapathy on top of the pole before he fell onto the sidewalk, hitting his head.Authorities are investigating the incident and numerous other injuries reported throughout the night, including shootings, a stabbing, and assaults on police officers.
Live streaming newscasts, breaking news, weather & original, local programming.An 18-year-old man has died after he fell from a light pole during celebrations after the Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship win this weekend.
Our Philadelphia sister station, 6ABC Action News, has learned the victim was a first-year Temple University student. "It is with deep sadness that we write to share news of the death of first-year student Tyler Sabapathy. Over the weekend, Tyler sustained critical injuries and ultimately passed away this afternoon," the university released in a statement Tuesday night. "The loss of a promising 18-year-old man like Tyler is both tragic and traumatic. There are no words that can make sense of it, and the entire Temple community mourns his passing.
"As an accomplished gymnast with more than 120 medals in provincial, regional and international competitions, Tyler was fascinated with injury prevention, and this ultimately led him to pursue the major that he did. He no doubt had a bright future ahead of him, and it is so tragic that we will not be able to see how he would have made his mark on the world," the statement continued.
The city won't say if they greased the poles on Sunday, adding that they don't want to release public safety tactics.Authorities are also still investigating numerous reports of other injuries from throughout the night on Sunday, including shootings, a stabbing and assaults on police officers.
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