Silas Wonderling used four words to begin his description of the incident and scene he witnessed at PNC Park last night.

"It was really bizarre." 

Wonderling, 37, is a Pirates fan who was sitting with a friend near section 120 in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Pirates' win over the Cubs when an unidentified fan fell 21 feet from the top of the Clemente Wall, landing on the warning track in right field and suffering critical injuries as a result. 

"He looked totally motionless," Wonderling told me prior to this afternoon's series finale. "Obviously, it takes the wind out of your whole evening." 

What really stood out to Wonderling was the "creepy" way in which things "returned to normal" after Pittsburgh EMS, as well as the Pirates and Cubs athletic training teams and other PNC Park personnel responded and administered care to the male, who is believed to be in his 20s.

"People were cheering later, the organ was playing and they just went on," Wonderling said. "It was like, 'Did that guy just die?' That was actually kind of shocking to me, how quick we moved on and passed it. We're all so used to seeing horrific stuff that it wasn't even an issue. That was my biggest takeaway."

Wonderling didn't witness the exact moment when the fan fell, but afterwards he saw how much the incident affected the players, as many reacted quickly in an attempt to gain the attention of medical personnel. Players on the field, including Andrew McCutchen, kneeled down with looks of concern on their faces. The incident occurred after McCutchen hit a go-ahead double in the inning. 

But after the fan was taken off the field on a cart and transported to nearby Allegheny General Hospital, the game resumed and some fans continued to enjoy the final few innings.

"There were fans in front of us that started chants and cheering raucously and stuff. It just felt bad and it felt a little gross," Wonderling said. "I think it affected the players more than most of the fans. Even the fans that were in that same section that were there and saw everything, it's not like they left. I was kind of blown away by that, but I didn't leave either, so I thought maybe it wasn't that gruesome because they're there, they saw it. It's one of those times where humanity and entertainment blends and you see what it's really all about. The priority was the show must go on." 

Wonderling said he enjoys sitting in the seats located above the Clemente Wall more than anywhere else in the ballpark. He doesn't think anything could have been done to prevent this tragic incident, "besides that fan's actions." 

A video on social media shows the fan leaping with the hit, then tumbling forward in the same apparent motion before making contact with the wall multiple times on the way to the surface below.

Earlier in the day, the Pirates released a notice stating that the railings above the Clemente Wall are measured at 36-inches, according to the PNC Park architect of record. That measurement far exceeds the current code requirements of 26 inches.

Like Wonderling, Reagan Rickenbach also acknowledged the rarity of a situation like this. Rickenbach, a 21-year-old student at Pitt, said you never want to see something like that happen and that there's no one to blame. 

"It just happened," Rickenbach said. "It's unfortunate." 

While these particular fans were willing to provide their thoughts on the incident, there were others who declined to discuss it earlier today. A consensus was gained, however, that no one ever wants to see something like this happen and for someone to injure themselves in a tragic situation like this, one that is being treated as "accidental in nature," according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. 

"It was rough," Wonderling said. "It was great vibes and then after that it was like a 180. It puts you on your tracks and makes you think, 'Damn, dude, what if that were me out there?' Puts things into perspective."