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Andrea Lambrou

Harry Styles balcony fall man 'lucky to be alive' reveals mum who says it was 'touch and go'

The mum of a man who plunged from a balcony during the Harry Styles gig in Glasgow insists it's a miracle he's still alive.

Dylan Wood was put on a ventilator after the horrifying fall from the top tier of Ibrox stadium on Saturday night.

The 20-year-old electrical engineer from East Kilbride was enjoying a works night at a VIP box when he lost his footing and went over the barrier, Lanarkshire Live reports.

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He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and taken to the high dependency unit after being knocked unconscious.

But miraculously he's now making an excellent recovery and is expected to be allowed home later today, with black eyes, bruising and a concussion.

Dylan's mum Marion Hawkins said a video of his fall head first into the crowd below made her feel sick .

She explained: "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."

Dylan Wood (Lanarkshire Live)

Witnesses watched in horror as Dylan fell from the Club Deck, above the main stand near the end of the show.

Mum-of-four Marion explained: "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, it's a bit of a blur, but he thinks he went to lean against it, misjudged it and fell back. It all just happened so quickly.

"He was knocked out and remembers coming to and getting a fright as people were grabbing at him. Paramedics were called and they got him out of there and worked on him in the ambulance before taking him to hospital.

"I just panicked when I got the call and drove straight there. But he's doing good now and I hope to get him home today, I need him home.

"I can't stop thinking about it. I hope it was just a freak accident but I'll be fuming if it turns out the barrier was too low and someone is at fault.

"The main thing is he's okay. He's a very lucky boy."

Rangers are believed to be checking CCTV and will review the incident at a safety meeting.

A Police Scotland said yesterday: "Officers were made aware of a man falling from a club deck at a premises on Edmiston Drive, Glasgow at around 10.15pm on Saturday.

"There were no suspicious circumstances and the man was seen to by medical staff."

DF concerts and events, the Scottish Ambulance Service, and Rangers were contacted for comment.

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