Pirates fan who fell over 20 feet onto PNC Park field takes giant step in road to recovery

The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell more than 20 feet over PNC Park’s right field wall last week took a positive step on his road to recovery. 

Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old ex-college football player, took his first steps on Monday, though he still has a "long way to go," per The Associated Press. 

Markwood slipped over the railing in the first row of the right field seats and flipped multiple times in the air before landing on the warning track during the Pirates’ game against the Chicago Cubs. 

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Jennifer Phillips organized a GoFundMe page for Markwood and gave an update on his recovery, calling the process "sl...