Dalton Keane, 27, was killed on October 3 when he lost his footing and fell down an escalator at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania while attending a football game. According to WDSU’s reporting, the event took place at 4:45 pm, as the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets game came to a close.
Supposedly, Dalton Keene went off the escalator, and when paramedics treated him, they took him to the hospital. According to WPXI, Dalton Keane was pronounced deceased shortly after being admitted to the local hospital in critical condition. Officials in Pittsburgh verified his identity the following morning, on October 4. WPXI stated that he has a daughter who was two years old.
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Dalton Keane Obituary
The identity of the fan who sadly died after falling at Sunday’s game between the Steelers and the Jets has been revealed. Dalton Keane, 27, reportedly suffered injuries after falling from an escalator at 4:45 p.m. inside Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium.
The fatal occurrence occurred just after New York defeated the home club, 24-20. On Monday morning, The Post reported that the office of the Allegheny County medical examiner had confirmed Keane’s identity.
The victim, according to the police, was a resident of Monaca, Pennsylvania, a small town in Beaver County about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The police report that Keane was taken to a local hospital in serious condition after emergency services rushed to the scene.
The medical examiner stated that 25 minutes after he collapsed, at 5:10 p.m., he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Steelers and Jets were down to their final seconds of the game when the Steelers had an interception on a Hail Mary attempt.
A tragedy occurred on Sunday, right after the Jets’ victory over the Steelers. A close relative of Keane’s who was reached by phone stated he was on his way to the morgue but had no idea what had caused the fall.
The Post contacted him while he was on the move. Authorities say the victim was a resident of the small Pennsylvania town of Monaca, which is located in Beaver County 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
The police report that Keane was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition after emergency services rushed to the scene. The medical examiner said that he was pronounced dead at the hospital 25 minutes after his fall, at 5:10 p.m.
We are aware of a regrettable event that occurred today inside Acrisure Stadium,” said Burt Lauten, a spokesman for the Steelers. We are cooperating closely with local law enforcement as they investigate the situation for which we provided assistance.
We continue to keep the visitor’s loved ones in our prayers. Authorities are currently investigating the incident, which was the most recent tragedy involving escalators and NFL fans. In July, a man was hurt after he fell from an escalator rail inside Lincoln Financial Field during a performance by The Weekend.
Later that month, a woman sadly lost her life after falling down an escalator at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, following a Kenny Chesney concert. A year ago, nine passengers were taken to the hospital after a malfunctioning moving stairway at a Massachusetts train station.
The incident happened in the parking lot of Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots had just won. Footage shows a group of people being thrown in the opposite way when an escalator unexpectedly reverses direction.
Eight people were hurt, including one who lost part of a leg, when the bottom steps of a busy escalator suddenly caved inward. The event took place at Giants Stadium in 2007. Dalton Keane was employed as a pipefitter by McCarl’s, a Beaver County firm that offered industrial services.
It was in Beaver County where McCarl’s headquarters were located. McCarl’s CEO Ken Burk released a statement saying that Keane had worked for the company since 2014 and that the news of Keane’s death had left everyone “shocked and heartbroken.”
In 2018, Keane passed away. He’d been with McCarl’s since 2014, and Burk said he was highly regarded by everyone who worked there. We are thinking about and praying for his family at this time. Dalton Keane was employed as a pipefitter by McCarl’s, a Beaver County firm that offered industrial services.
It was in Beaver County where McCarl’s headquarters were located. McCarl’s CEO Ken Burk released a statement saying that Keane had worked for the company since 2014 and that the news of Keane’s death had left everyone “shocked and heartbroken.”
In 2018, Keane passed away. He’d been with McCarl’s since 2014, and Burk said he was highly regarded by everyone who worked there. At this moment, his family has our deepest sympathies. Smith claims that he and Keane became friends during their time at different high schools.
As of the year 2009, Central Valley was formed when Monaca and Center merged. He credited Keane for helping him make the transition, and he went on to say that the Keane home eventually became the “go-to place” for fall gatherings around the fire pit. “Dalton was one of those persons who could just blend in with any crowd,” said Smith.
Nobody I knew had any issues with Dalton, and I didn’t know anyone who did either. He claims he last spotted Keane a few months ago in front of a Walmart. Smith observed that Keane worked diligently and was enjoying his new role as a parent.
According to the obituary posted on Beaver’s Noll Funeral Home’s website in January 2019, Dalton Keane’s older brother, Devin Michael Keane, went away unexpectedly in December 2018. The police claim that emergency medical personnel arrived and treated the victims.
Keane rushed him to a nearby hospital, where his condition was described as critical. The medical examiner determined that he had been deceased for 25 minutes after his fall before he was pronounced dead at the hospital at 5:10 p.m.
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