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A Waco man who was injured when he fell into the Brazos River at McLane Stadium while waiting to board a tour boat has filed a lawsuit against Baylor University and Waco River Safari.

Damiun Stillwell, whose lawsuit says he is legally blind, is seeking more than $1 million in damages in his premises liability lawsuit, filed last week in Waco’s 414th State District Court.

Baylor spokesman Jason Cook and Waco River Safari owner Ryan Helm both said they were unaware of the lawsuit and declined comment Monday.

Houston attorney Marcus Spagnoletti, who represents Stillwell, also declined comment, saying the petition speaks for itself.

Stillwell, 43, and his wife were at Baylor’s McLane Stadium April 27 waiting to board the Waco River Safari boat for a “romantic river tour on the Brazos River.” Stillwell and his wife were walking onto the dock in front of the stadium when he stepped to the side to avoid a young boy walking by, according to the lawsuit.

While trying to avoid the boy, Stillwell fell over the side of the dock into the river.

“The location where plaintiff was required to board the vessel failed to have railings that would have prevented the incident,” the suit alleges.