Connecticut man dies after falling from balcony at Madison Square Garden concert; cause under investigation

Paul Kueker, a 51-year-old married father of two from Connecticut, died after falling from a balcony at Madison Square Garden during a Goose concert on Saturday night, New York Post reported. Kueker took a head-first dive over a 4-foot glass barrier from the 300s section and landed on other concertgoers below, according to the report. Several people he landed on suffered only minor injuries.

He was unconscious and unresponsive after striking the ground and was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Kueker was celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife at the concert. She was seated three sections away in their assigned seats and believed he had gone to the bathroom, kin told the New York Post.

She learned of the incident only when officials informed her. The city medical examiner’s office said Monday that the cause of Kueker’s death remains under investigation and that a toxicology report is being conducted. Madison Square Garden issued a statement expressing sadness over the loss of a fan’s life and extending condolences to the family.

New York Post reported that witnesses told police Kueker appeared intoxicated before the fall. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m.