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Diving West Ham fan eats it trying to grab jersey

Then he vanished from sight ...

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

West Ham had a memorable win at Wembley on Wednesday as they beat Tottenham in the Football League Cup. It was a wonderful evening for fans, except for one guy who fell into the abyss trying to grab a jersey:

The beauty of this video isn’t just the fall, but how the guy completely disappears. He just vanishes after he hits the rail, and he was never seen again. This is the last image we have of the fan:

A hero put it in slow motion as well:

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