Renowned artiste and tour supervisor Copeland Forbes is in pain and shock soon after a brutal slide off phase just lately at One particular Blood Family members Fest, and has been pressured to cancel all future situations.
“On doctor’s orders I experienced to terminate my Europe excursion for the upcoming thirty day period, which would inclue some PR work on my e-book Reggae My Daily life Is in Turkey and Greece, and a handful of stops in Italy with Fabrizio Lagana and Paolo Novaro,” Forbes told THE STAR.
He is hoping that he will be able to make it to Reggae Sumfest to go on the special PR function Joe Bagdonovich and the Downsound Book Publishing Ltd team have prepared.
Recounting the incident that took location at the June 3 live performance in St Ann, Forbes stated that he was on stage, having just congratulated Julian Marley on a splendid performance.
“[Julian’s brother] Stephen came up the stairs to the stage and greeted me with a handshake and 1 of his ‘Ragga’ smiles, in addition congratulated me on my reserve. He was accompanied by a massive entourage … most of his safety staff … so I resolved to get out of the way by leaving the entrance location at the top rated of the stairs and go absent around to the much aspect on stage left,” Forbes explained.
He additional, “Then a single of Stephen’s stability was heading to phase remaining to acquire up his position, so I stepped backwards in the direction of the tarpaulin that surrounded that area of the stage, pondering that the tarpaulin experienced assist or backings or railings. I stepped back into midair and went slipping down to the floor. On the way down, I grabbed on to the tarpaulin which gave way. My proper hand strike a person of the iron bars supporting the phase … speedy ache in that hand. Then my remaining hand strike another iron crossbar which separated my US$750 Invicta enjoy from my hand … nonetheless haven’t discovered it up right until now.”
The remaining drop was on the floor, flat on his back again, as he was “spiralling down backwards, not getting able to see where by the closing landing would be”.
“The fall was so weighty it almost severed my head from my body … my neck location was in intense ache,” he claimed.
Generation supervisor Worrell King came and assisted him from less than the phase, and Sister Carol gave him her chair. Reid, alongside with King, Julian Marley and media identity Winford Williams served him to Williams’ car, exactly where he awaited medical assistance.
Forbes remained at the show till morning and as a substitute of heading to a clinic in Jamaica as prepared, he went for therapy in Florida, where he has superb overall health insurance policies protection.
“I booked a wheelchair-bound flight to Ft Lauderdale and went straight to the Bethesda Medical center. My suitable arm is in a cast and a sling. I was despatched to do a MRI on Friday and need to return to the orthopaedic on Monday,” he claimed.
X-rays and exams have disclosed fracture, a destroyed rib and pulled muscles, but Forbes is grateful that it was not even worse.
