SOLOTHURN, Switzerland, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A 28-year-old Solothurn man has died after being injured while stage-diving at a Suicidal Tendencies concert in Switzerland.

According to the Solothurner Zeitung newspaper, the man died two days after his fall during the show.


“Unfortunately, this visitor was not properly trapped by the visitors and has fallen to the ground,” said Pipo Kofmehl, head of the Kulturfabrik Kofmehl venue where the show took place. “A security guard immediately responded, helped the visitors immediately and also our emergency organization has been active.”

After his fall, the man was walking around and wanted to go home. "Our team decided, however, that he is immediately taken to hospital care," Kofmehl said.

After being taken to Bern University Hospital, the man suffered an epileptic seizure and died.

"This is a huge concern for us," said Kofmehl. "The whole thing is very, very tragic."

Kofmehl indicated that this is the first time he’s even seen this sort of thing happen to an audience member during his 40 years of seeing stage dives at guitar concerts.

"It was an accident," said Thalia Schweizer, a spokeswoman for the State Police.

[Solothurner Zeitung]