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Man Falls From Soldier Field Railing During Final Grateful Dead Show

 A 41-year-old man was hospitalized after falling at the Grateful Dead
A 41-year-old man was hospitalized after falling at the Grateful Dead "Fare Thee Well" Tour Sunday at Soldier Field, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 41-year-old man was hospitalized after falling at the Grateful Dead "Fare Thee Well" Tour Sunday at Soldier Field, police said.

Around 9 p.m., police were called to the 1400 block of Museum Campus Drive after the man had fallen from a rail he was sitting on inside the stadium, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman. The Tribune reports that the man fell about 20 or 25 feet.

The man was taken to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition after the fall, Estrada said.

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