Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old former high school and college athlete from the area, plummeted over a rail at PNC Park last Wednesday when the Pirates hosted the Chicago Cubs. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he has remained since.

Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old Pirates fan​ who fell from the Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, took his first steps on Monday.

The young man who fell 21 feet from the bleachers onto the warning track at PNC Park during a Pirates game is now walking—but his injuries remain severe, and his family says the fight is far from over.