Mum of Scottish Harry Styles fan who had Ibrox fall says it's a 'miracle' son survived

Published date14 June 2022
AuthorIona Young
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Marion Hawkins told the Daily Record that 20-year-old Dylan Wood was placed on life support but incredibly escaped the horror plunge with just two black eyes, bruising and concussion

The electrical engineer from East Kilbride was enjoying a works night out in a VIP box when he lost his balance and fell over a barrier landing on seats several feet below, knocking him unconscious.

He was rushed to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital's high dependency unit and placed on life support, but miraculously escaped with only minor injuries and could be allowed home later today.

Mum-of-four Marion said shocking video footage of the moment her son plunged head first into the packed crowd below left her feeling sick to her stomach.

"We didn't know what injuries he had so he was put on a ventilator to keep him stable", she said. "It was touch and go that night but the scans came back all clear and he has no broken bones.

"It's a complete miracle he's still here, walking away with just cuts and scrapes. I was ill watching the video of it.

"Dylan was crying on the phone to me today, I think it's just hitting home for him how serious it was and how close he got to not being here."

Traumatised witnesses told how Dylan fell from the Club Deck, above the Main Stand, towards the end of the show and watched in horror as paramedics performed CPR on him.

Sharing Dylan's account of what happened, Marion added: "Dylan told me he was leaning up against the bannister in the VIP box and remembered thinking it was quite low down.

"He can't remember exactly...

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