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Sullivan was taping the Notre Dame football team's Wednesday practice from a crane lift that sat 50 feet above the field level, and stretched across a nearby street.

There were extremely high winds gusting across the Midwest that day. South Bend was no exception, with gusts exceeding 50 miles per hour. 

The lift tipped, crashing into the street below, and players, coaches and medical staff quickly rushed to aid Sullivan. He was rushed to the hospital, but later died from his injuries. 

Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick said in an interview Thursday that he felt a strong gust of wind just before the lift tipped. 

"Things started flying by me that had been stationary for all of practice— Gatorade containers, towels," Swarbrick said, "I noticed the netting by the goal post start to bend dramatically, and I heard a crash."