Camera Man Dies At Arsenal/Barca Match

Captain Fabregas · Post by **Captain Fabregas** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:21 am

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... elona.html

A CAMERAMAN has died after a fall at Arsenal's Champions League thriller against Barcelona.

The 45-year-old, filming for ITV, hit his head while packing away just minutes after the quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium.

A post mortem has been carried out, but last night the cause of death was still unclear.

The Health and Safety Executive and the Met Police are investigating, but a Scotland Yard source said there were no suspicious circumstances. The man's name has not been released.

Club bosses are sending commiserations to his family and will print a tribute in tomorrow's matchday programme.

Police and ambulance crews were alerted to the tragedy at around 10pm on Wednesday night. The cameraman was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead.

A London Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed: "We were called to reports of a cardiac arrest. Extensive efforts were made to resuscitate the patient."

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TOMORROW'S big game between Manchester Utd and Chelsea will be shown by Sky Sports in 3D at more than 1,000 pubs.

R.I.P

worthing gooner · Post by **worthing gooner** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:20 am

Sad news indeed.
R.I.P

block6gooner.com · Post by **block6gooner.com** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:01 am

Yeah really sad

Only One Tony Adams · Post by **Only One Tony Adams** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:22 am

R.I.P.

jamjc64 · Post by **jamjc64** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:56 am

Makes you wonder how it happened. All the gantries at the stadium are in the rear of seating areas ? Its not like the old fashioned stadiums where they have to climb up into the roof on scaffolding.

R.I.P

Allgunsblazin · Post by **Allgunsblazin** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:13 am

Very sad..My daughter is a camerawoman mostly BBC work although has done a bit for ITV...Wonder if she knew him.......

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:16 pm

Poor sod. I guess it's something that could happen anywhere. RIP

Gooner_Sam · Post by **Gooner_Sam** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:19 pm

Really sad news, RIP

Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:28 pm

Yes sadly.

After the game all stewards were held behind for well over an our due to the incident, it sounded serious when we heard there was a medical incident. Such a sad time.

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:30 pm

Connolly55 · Post by **Connolly55** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:45 pm

Very sad news. R.I.P

perry groves was a legend · Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:57 pm

R.I.P.

treygoony · Post by **treygoony** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:15 pm

This is sad, poor guy

R.I.P

TeeCee · Post by **TeeCee** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:13 pm

Jeez, 45, that is awful.
May well have been a basal skull fracture if he fell and hit his head. I had an awful day a couple of months back, one of our guys didn't turn up for work - he was 51......he was Mr Reliable, never let us down. I had just got home from work when my mate who was on nights called me to say he hadn't turned up. I knew it must be something bad. I also knew he lived alone, about 30 mins from me so I found his address and went round. Got in through the back door and found him at the bottom of the stairs, will spare all the gory details but basically he'd smashed his head on the bannister at the bottom of the stairs, probably after falling from the top and suffered a basal skull fracture. Died in hospital 2 days later.

SCREAM AIM FIRE · Post by **SCREAM AIM FIRE** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:20 pm

change the thread title, makes it sound like someone murdered him

RIP anyways