Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell at game speaks out, says he's 'broken everything'

Kavan Markwood, the fan who fell 20 feet onto the Pittsburgh Pirates' field on April 30, spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday, telling the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he has “broken everything.”

Kavan Markwood, the fan who fell 20 feet onto the Pittsburgh Pirates' field on April 30, spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday, telling the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he has “broken everything.”

Markwood, 20, described back and neck injuries and said, “I’m all right. I can’t really sleep. I have a lot of back pain.”

A GoFundMe campaign set up by his girlfriend's mother said Markwood broke his neck, clavicle and back. More than $58,000 had been raised as of Thursday.

The update from Markwood himself comes after his sister, Taryn Markwood, said in a statement Monday that her brother's condition was improving. He's breathing on his own, and he's able to speak and squeeze her hand, she said.

“I think when I get home I’ll just put ice on it,” Markwood told the Tribune-Review, saying he would speak more once he is released from the hospital sometime next week.