9/9 10:18 AM: A man who died outside Candlestick Park at the start of the San Francisco 49ers game on Sunday afternoon has been identified by the medical examiner’s office as 32-year-old Hayward resident Kevin Hayes.
Hayes fell shortly before 1:30 p.m., just after kickoff, while he was walking with his brother on the Jamestown pedestrian walkway, police said.
A police lieutenant at the Bayview Station said the elevated walkway crosses over Jamestown Avenue at Harney Way to allow fans to access the stadium without walking through traffic.
Multiple witnesses said Hayes appeared to be intoxicated prior to the fall, according to police.
The 49ers won Sunday’s season opener, defeating the Green Bay Packers 34-28.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
9/8 4:37 PM: A man died at Candlestick Park this afternoon at the start of a San Francisco 49ers game, police said today.
The victim, a man in his 30s, was walking with his brother on the Jamestown pedestrian walkway around 1:30 p.m. when he fell and suffered serious injuries, according to Officer Gordon Shyy.
Multiple witnesses said the man appeared to be intoxicated at the time of his fall.
The victim died of his injuries. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
