Man Falls To His Death After Coldplay Concert

ANAHEIM – A 27-year-old man fell about 30 feet to his death as he tried to jump over an opening along the Santa Ana riverbed Tuesday night, police said.

Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez said the incident occurred at 11 p.m. at 2695 Katella Avenue at the Santa Ana riverbed. Officers found the man on the west side bike trail underneath Katella, he said.

The man has been identified as Guillermo Gomez, of Alhambra, according to the Orange County coroner's office. Police said the man had just left a Coldplay concert he attended with a relative at the Honda Center, but left alone. The man was walking eastbound over the riverbed on the north sidewalk of Katella along with other concert-goers, Martinez said.

Witnesses told police they saw the man run southbound across the lanes of traffic on Katella, trying to make it to the south sidewalk of the avenue. They then said they saw him try to jump over a gap that separates the westbound and eastbound lanes of traffic, and fell to the bike path near the riverbed below, Martinez said.

The gap is about 10 feet wide and is surrounded by 2-foot-high protective barrier walls, Martinez said. Witnesses saw the man try to jump over the barrier walls and across the 10-foot-wide opening. "Unfortunately, he didn't make it and fell down into the riverbed area, landing on the bike trail below," Martinez said.

The man was treated by paramedics at the scene and was taken to a hospital. The man died at 11:40 p.m., Martinez said.

Source: ocregister.com