` ` I think we 're just more aware of it , '' says David Smith , author of ` ` Death at ( CNN ) -- the Game '' Players ' deaths affect games ; fans ' deaths do n't , co - author David Gorman says . Is there an increase in such incidents ? Or are we just paying more attention ? Every few weeks this week have brought reports of a fan falling .
` ` I think we 're just more aware of it , '' says David Smith , author of ` ` Death at the Game '' Players ' deaths affect games ; fans ' deaths do n't , co - author David Gorman says . Is there an increase in such incidents ? Or are we just paying more attention ? Every few weeks this week have brought reports of a fan falling .