Family members of Kavan Markwood, the Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell 21 feet from his seat in right field onto the warning track at PNC Park last week, and Allegheny General Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr.

In the first game at PNC Park after the accident, Pirates owner Bob Nutting acknowledged the fall in a statement read before the national anthem. He called it "one of the most difficult moments many of us have ever experienced" and thanked the medical staff and first responders who assisted Markwood.

Kavan Markwood, 20, fell roughly two stories. His condition has improved enough that he is breathing without the help of a ventilator, his sister said.