Jan 29, 2025, 09:41 AM ET
An 18-year-old Temple University student has died after falling from a light pole while celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC championship win.
Tyler Sabapathy was among the fans celebrating on the streets of Philadelphia after the Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 55-23 on Sunday. Video shows Sabapathy holding onto a street pole then slipping and falling flat on his back, hitting his head on the concrete sidewalk. He was hospitalized with a brain injury and pronounced dead two days later.
Temple president John Fry and vice president for student affairs Jodi Bailey issued a statement Tuesday.
“The loss of
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