{"id":2242500,"date":"2024-05-11T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concert-stage-dive-leaves-woman-in-crowd-paralyzed-with-catastrophic-spinal-injury-reports\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T15:47:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T19:47:53","slug":"concert-stage-dive-leaves-woman-in-crowd-paralyzed-with-catastrophic-spinal-injury-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concert-stage-dive-leaves-woman-in-crowd-paralyzed-with-catastrophic-spinal-injury-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman paralyzed after concert stage dive: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconcert-stage-dive-leaves-woman-in-crowd-paralyzed-with-catastrophic-spinal-injury-reports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2242500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 24-year-old woman attending a concert in Buffalo sustained a severe spinal cord injury \u2063after a band member jumped into the crowd from \u200dthe stage during a Trophy\u200c Eyes performance. The\u200c woman, Bird Pich\u00e9, \u200cwas\u2064 hospitalized and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-multiple-arrests-in-kenosha-as-blm-protesters-clash-with-kyle-rittenhouse-supporters\/\" title=\"WATCH: Multiple Arrests in Kenosha as BLM Protesters Clash with Kyle Rittenhouse Supporters\">partially paralyzed<\/a>. A GoFundMe page \u200dhas\u200b been\u200d set up \u2064to support \u200bher recovery. \u2062The incident \u2064has \u2062sparked discussions about consent and safety at concerts. \u2062A 24-year-old woman named Bird Pich\u00e9 attending a \u200bconcert\u200b in\u200d Buffalo\u2063 suffered a severe spinal cord injury \u2064when a band member leaped into the crowd during\u2062 a Trophy Eyes performance. This unfortunate incident left her partially\u2062 paralyzed,\u2062 leading to the initiation of a GoFundMe campaign to aid in\u2063 her recovery. The situation has prompted conversations regarding consent and safety measures at\u200b concerts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 11, 2024 at 11:21am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A 24-year-old woman attending a recent concert in Buffalo was hospitalized with a severe spinal cord injury as a result of a band member jumping into the crowd, according to a friend of the woman.<\/p>\n<p>During a show by the Australian band Trophy Eyes on April 30, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">lead singer<\/a> reportedly leaped into the crowd from the stage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/buffalo-bills-fan-killed-outside-dolphins-stadium-game-police-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo<\/a> concert venue Mohawk Place, which has a capacity of 237 people.<\/p>\n<p>Among those in the crowd was the 24-year-old woman, Bird Pich\u00e9, who was seriously injured in the incident, Leo Wolters Tejera, a friend of the woman\u2019s, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/local\/woman-partially-paralyzed-stage-dive-incident-buffalo-concert\/71-f1474f84-e64d-4f58-b84e-101487cdd704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WGRZ-TV<\/a> in a story published Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple outlets reported that Pich\u00e9 was partially paralyzed in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Tejera said the incident occurred when Trophy Eyes\u2019 singer \u201cstage dove into the crowd, and there must just not have been enough people around there to catch him, or they weren\u2019t aware that he was going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-lebron-james-accused-jump-scaring-opposing-fan-season-ending-loss\/\">jump<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NY concertgoer Bird Pich\u00e9 partially paralyzed after Trophy Eyes singer\u2019s stage dive into crowd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cqdIzRyJki\">https:\/\/t.co\/cqdIzRyJki<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l4pcqt2cde\">pic.twitter.com\/l4pcqt2cde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1789222509751001306?\">May 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He said fans near Pich\u00e9 thought she had fainted, but she remained on the floor not moving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wasn\u2019t getting up, and John, the singer, was was like right there with her,\u201d Tejera said. \u201cSo yeah, they took her right to the hospital into emergency trauma surgery, and then she was admitted.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should criminal charges be filed in this case?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pich\u00e9 is breathing on her own and is able to use her arms to communicate by text, WGRZ reported Thursday, adding that she is in a regular hospital room and that the band\u2019s lead singer went with her to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>John Floreani is Trophy Eyes\u2019 lead singer.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/birdforever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> page set up for Pich\u00e9, she \u201csuffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury while attending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/country-star-says-died-two-times-post-concert-heart-attack-lord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concert<\/a> on April 30th and underwent an extensive surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pich\u00e9 \u201chas a long recovery ahead and will need all the help she can get. It is still too early to know what her prognosis is but after leaving the hospital she will need to go to a rehab facility,\u201d the page said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer neck was definitely broken and as of today, she has feeling in her arms. She can use her fingers and hands and stuff. Her fine motor skills are a little rough, but the surgeon said that\u2019s kind of normal from the surgery and anesthesia,\u201d Tejera said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbw.com\/news\/local-news\/buffalo\/she-has-feeling-in-her-arms-family-friend-of-crowd-surf-victim-gives-update-on-horrific-accident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WKBW-TV<\/a> on May 3.<\/p>\n<p>He said the accident appeared to be a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem with what happened at this moment was there was no implied consent. There was just a body falling down from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/paramotor-falls-sky-pilot-shattered-miraculously-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the sky<\/a> onto a person who didn\u2019t know that was going to be happening,\u201d Tejera said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the band said:\u00a0\u201cAs the 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.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mzqqCkgidR\">https:\/\/t.co\/mzqqCkgidR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vY9OPl6CcJ\">pic.twitter.com\/vY9OPl6CcJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trophy Eyes (@trophyeyesmusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trophyeyesmusic\/status\/1786422806105801122?\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOut 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. Our friend, Bird, is now in recovery, but still has a long road ahead for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis situation has shaken us all to our core, and we ask for patience while we look to help Bird navigate this difficult time. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent concert in Buffalo, a 24-year-old woman suffered a severe spinal cord injury when a band member leaped into the crowd. 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