A 48-year-old woman died with her leg impaled on an iron gate at the sports complex near a sports bar on Saturday morning.
Police told Fox 29 that the woman was climbing a fence near the sports bars sometime before 2 a.m. when the incident occurred.
Confirmed just now by @phillypolice Woman,48,dead after sources told me she was found impaled on gate at South Philadelphia stadium complex this morning. She was found “hanging from an iron gate at local sports bar.” @PhillyFireDept medics cut her away, She died 8:45am. 1/2
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) January 6, 2024
2/2 Sources told me woman was climbing fence/gate outside Xfinity Live! Sports bar next to the sports stadiums on Pattison Ave. sometime before 2am. “She got impaled through the leg & was left dangling on fence for as long as five hours before she was found & removed from gate.” pic.twitter.com/3Tq9xsZZqf
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) January 6, 2024
At some point during her attempt to climb the fence, the woman fell, and her leg was impaled by the iron rod. She dangled from the fence for hours before being discovered unresponsive.
A general view of Lincoln Financial Field taken before the NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on September 20, 2004, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Emergency crews removed the woman from the fence and rushed her to a local hospital. However, attempts at resuscitation were unsuccessful, and she was pronounced dead at 8:45 a.m.
A general view during the national anthem before the start of the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park on April 1, 2021, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Officials say there are no signs of foul play.
