GLENDALE, AZ and TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Separate accidents linked with the setup for the NFL’s Super Bowl in the U.S. and Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines claimed the lives of Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, on Jan. 14 and Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, on Jan. 17.
Lipman fell more than 25 feet to a stage under construction for the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIX tailgate party outside the University of Phoenix Stadium. The full story is at http://plsn.com/wp/news/21-news/15238.
Padasas died from a head injury caused after scaffolding supporting loudspeakers fell in high winds during Pope Francis’ visit to the reconstructed airport in Tacloban. The full story is at http://plsn.com/wp/news/21-news/15247.
