Witness Describes Mother and Toddler’s Deadly Fall From Concourse at Petco Park

A witness to a mother and toddler’s deadly fall at Petco Park said the mother had a close call while jumping on a picnic table bench, with her 2-year-old son in her arms, near the ledge of an upper concourse. The witness said she was shocked to see the mother climb up on the bench with her son a second time.

“She lost her balance and fell off the bench. I remarked to my son, ‘Oh my gosh she almost fell,'” the witness, who did not want to be identified, wrote in a written statement shared with NBC 7.

Police are continuing to investigate what led up to a mother and child falling off a third story balcony just before a Padres game Saturday. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports.

The mother, child and a man were sitting at a picnic table on the third concourse of the stadium at around 4 p.m. Saturday, just before the first pitch of the San Diego Padres game, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The witness said she was sitting with her son at the table next to the mother and toddler.

“The man that was with her was standing by the railing as the woman started jumping on the bench of the table closest to the railing, holding the baby in her arms. She seemed happy — laughing,” the witness said.

That’s when the mother fell off the bench the first time.

“About 30 seconds or a minute later, she jumped back up and did it again, facing the man as she jumped with the baby,” the witness remembered. “I remember saying, ‘I can’t believe she’s doing that again,’ and then she was gone… From my vantage point, looking at her back, it was almost like she rolled over the railing. I told my son, ‘Oh my gosh she went over!'”

Gameday employee Shannon Denbow told NBC 7 she returned to the ballpark the morning after the deadly fall and took pictures of the picnic area where the mother and child had fallen from. The pictures show the tables back closely up against the fence on the third-level concourse.

Shannon Denbow

The investigation is ongoing and detectives are still gathering evidence and speaking with any possible witnesses.

“We do know that there were a lot of people that were up on the concourse area that may have information about this and if anyone has any information, we would certainly like to hear from them,” SDPD Lt. Andra Brown said over the weekend.

The witness described what she saw to police shortly after the incident.

A mother and her 2-year-old son died after falling from the third level of Petco Park Saturday, the San Diego Police Department said. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports.

“There were no screams: It was just eerily quiet. Unfortunately, we heard the sound when they hit the ground,” the witness said.

Responding officers found the mother and child severely injured on the pavement below along Tony Gwynn Way,…