Man Dies After Botched Stage Dive

A man reportedly died at Webster Hall Saturday night following a botched stage dive.Brooklyn Vegan reports that 21-year-old Albert Scott suffered head trauma after attempting a stage dive during a performance by the metalcore band Miss May I. The group wrote on its Facebook page that members are "aware of the incident that occurred at Webster Hall last night and will be posting a statement shortly. However, we are awaiting further information regarding the situation before we are able to make a full statement."

A commenter noted that "a kid stage dove and nobody caught him. He suffered a serious blow to the head and paramedics & doctors weren't able to save him. Club and show venues need to really enforce the "No stage Diving" rule so stuff like this won't happen. The stage is meant for the band to be on and the band only. R.I.P Alberto."

Webster Hall has not responded to a request for comment. The venue tweeted yesterday that its scheduled BASSMent Saturdays show, typically held at The Studio—the same stage at which the incident occurred—had been cancelled, though it offered no reason as to why.

It did, however, declare that "Grand ballroom is open, guys!"

The FDNY transported a man in his 20s from Webster Hall to to Beth Israel on Saturday just before 10 p.m. The victim went into cardiac arrest, though a spokesperson could not confirm whether it was Scott. The NYPD had no information about the death.