Philadelphia – A college student who suffered an injury to a road pole and fell, while fans of Philadelphia Eagles celebrated the team’s victory in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, died of injuries.
Temple University announced the death of Tyler Sabapathi in a statement posted on the school website on Tuesday night. A Toronto native, Sabapathi, was a skilled gymnast, who was studying in a new study at the School of Public Health, where he was studying in exercise and sports science.
The witnesses have said that the subpathy climbed to the top of the pole, before he fell on the sidewalk and hit his head. He was rushed to a hospital where he died on Tuesday.
The statement said that subpathy was active in gymnastics for most of his life and earned more than 120 medals in provincial, regional and international competitions. He was also active with Temple’s gymnastic team.