WORST NIGHTMARE

Sports Star Horribly Injured in Freak Elevator Accident

The star golfer has undergone extensive surgery for his injuries.

Italian Pro Golfer Andrea Pavan plummeted three stories in a freak elevator accident while competing at the Investec South African Open Championship. Pavan fell into an open shaft on Wednesday when “doors opened on the floor he was on, but the car itself wasn’t there.” Pavan is injured but alive, his former college coach, J.T. Higgins, told Golf Channel. Pavan is reported to have undergone extensive surgery on his shoulder and back injuries sustained in the fall and has withdrawn from the South African Open. The 36-year-old is “in good spirits, thankful to be alive and FaceTiming with his kids,” Higgins said. Pavan is a two-time winner on the DP World Tour, at the D+D Real Czech Masters and the 2019 BMW International Open. He is currently ranked 249th in the world in Golf. He previously played at Texas A&M while in college and won the 2009 NCAA championship while there.