Mum of Harry Styles fan who plunged from balcony at Glasgow gig says 'It's a miracle' son survived

A Lanarkshire mum says "it is a miracle" her son survived a horrifying fall from the highest tier of Ibrox stadium at Saturday's Harry Types live performance.

Marion Hawkins instructed Lanarkshire Dwell 20-year-old Dylan Wooden was positioned on life assist however extremely escaped the horror plunge with simply two black eyes, bruising and concussion.

The electrical engineer from East Kilbride was having fun with a works night time out in a VIP field when he misplaced his steadiness and fell over a barrier touchdown on seats a number of toes beneath, knocking him unconscious.

Dylan Wooden was placed on a ventilator following the horror fall (Picture: East Kilbride Information)

Dylan was rushed to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth Hospital's excessive dependency unit and positioned on life assist, however miraculously escaped with solely minor accidents and could possibly be allowed dwelling later in the present day.

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Mum-of-four Marion mentioned stunning video footage of the second her son plunged head first into the packed crowd beneath left her feeling sick to her abdomen.

"We did not know what accidents he had so he was placed on a ventilator to maintain him steady", she mentioned. "It was contact and go that night time however the scans got here again all clear and he has no damaged bones.

"It is a full miracle he is nonetheless right here, strolling away with simply cuts and scrapes. I used to be unwell watching the video of it.

Dylan is fortunate to be alive following the autumn from the highest tier of Ibrox Stadium (Picture: East Kilbride Information)

"Dylan was crying on the cellphone to me in the present day, I feel it is simply hitting dwelling for him how critical it was and the way shut he received to not being right here.

“I’m glad he by no means landed on anybody – he might have killed somebody.

“His boss and workmates have been checking in on him. Everybody received an enormous fright.”

Traumatised witnesses instructed how Dylan fell from the Membership Deck, above the Major Stand, in the direction of the tip of the present and watched in horror as paramedics carried out CPR on him.

Pharmacist Tracy Brown, from Rutherglen, mentioned: “He simply got here flying down from the Membership Deck above and landed within the row proper in entrance of us.

“Folks have been throwing water over after which everybody screamed and jumped again. There have been folks all spherical about.”

Sharing Dylan's account of what occurred, Marion added: "Dylan instructed me he was leaning up towards the bannister within the VIP field and remembered pondering it was fairly low down.

"He cannot keep in mind precisely, it is a bit of a blur, however he thinks he went to lean towards it, misjudged it and fell again. All of it simply occurred so rapidly.

Harry Styles performs on the opening night of his "Love On Tour" tour at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow last night.
Harry Types performs on the opening night time of his "Love On Tour" tour at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow final night time. (Picture: Splash Information and Footage)

"He was knocked out and remembers coming to and getting a fright as folks have been grabbing at him. Paramedics have been referred to as they usually received him out of there and labored on him within the ambulance earlier than taking him to hospital.

"I simply panicked after I received the decision and drove straight there. However he is doing good now and I hope to get him dwelling in the present day, I want him dwelling."

Marion mentioned she continues to relive the autumn as Rangers look at CCTV footage of the incident.

It's understood a security assembly was held to evaluate the incident.

Marion Hawkins was sickened by the video footage of her son's fall (Picture: East Kilbride Information)

Marion added: "I can not cease occupied with it. I hope it was only a freak accident however I will be fuming if it seems the barrier was too low and somebody is at fault.

"The primary factor is he is okay. He is a really fortunate boy."

She additionally revealed her Rangers fan son was an everyday at Ibrox however fears the trauma from the autumn will forestall him from attending future video games.

Marion defined: “Dylan has witnessed drama and pleasure whereas watching Rangers at Ibrox.

“Nobody would ever have thought that if he was going to be concerned in an accident there it will be throughout a Harry Types live performance.

“I feel it will likely be an excessive amount of for Dylan going wherever close to there now.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “Officers have been made conscious of a person falling from a membership deck at a premises on Edmiston Drive, Glasgow at round 10.15pm on Saturday, June 11.

“There have been no suspicious circumstances and the person was seen to by medical employees.”

DF concert events and occasions, the Scottish Ambulance Service, and Rangers have been contacted for remark.

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