Concertgoer left partially paralyzed after band's singer stage dives
A concertgoer attending Australian band Trophy Eyes' show was left partially paralyzed after the lead singer took a stage dive on top of her.
Bird Piché, 24, suffered a "catastrophic spinal cord injury" at the band's April 30 concert in Buffalo, as per WGRZ.
In a video shared to Reddit, the frontman of the punk rock band, John Floreani, was captured jumping from the stage into the audience with his back turned for them to catch. Piché, who was sporting vibrant pink hair, was seen bobbing her head, enjoying the music in the clip before the stage dive.
Floreani then lands on her head, with others lifting the singer up. Piché doesn't resurface in the video.
According to Piché's friend Leo Wolters Tejera, who was also at the show, the concert was stopped when others saw the 24-year-old still on the floor.
"She wasn't getting up, and John, the lead singer, was like right there with her," he told WGRZ.
The family friend went on to say she was taken to the hospital for emergency trauma surgery, with the frontman accompanying her.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the 24-year-old for her hospital expenses, with it indicating she underwent "extensive surgery."
"Her neck was definitely broken, and as of today, she has feeling in her arms and she can use her fingers and hands and stuff," Tejera told the outlet.
The band has also since released a statement on the incident.
"As a result of a tragic accident on the night of April 30th, a Trophy Eyes fan was injured at our Buffalo NY show. We elected to immediately shut down the show as John accompanied them to the hospital with their family," the band said on social media.
"Out of respect for the family, we have refrained from speaking about this publicly so far, but with the blessing of their family, we are now able to say how truly heartbroken we are to be here now," they continued, adding that the situation "has shaken" them to their core.