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Fan Dies After Falling from Upper Deck at Turner Field

Play between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees was overshadowed by a scary incident Saturday night when a fan fell from the upper deck at Turner Field and landed on the concrete behind home plate, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution's David O'Brien provided a live update regarding emergency procedures administered by medical personnel:

Bad scene, fan fell from an upper deck behind home plate. They spent 5-10 minutes trying to revive him, took him on out body board

— David O'Brien (@DOBrienAJC) August 30, 2015

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