PHILADELPHIA – An 18-year-old man died Tuesday after he fell from a light pole during celebrations after the Eagles NFC Championship win over the weekend.
Tyler Sabapathy, a Temple University student, suffered brain trauma after a fall on 15th and Market streets on Sunday night and was then placed on life support before dying at Jefferson Hospital.
Video shows the teen above on the street pole before he fell onto the concrete sidewalk flat on his back, hitting his head.
Sabapathy was a native of Toronto, Canada. He was majoring in exercise and sport science and was a member of the university’s club gymnastics team.