It should have been a memorable night for Mia DeCamilla, a young 49ers fan and cancer survivor who was watching her first NFL game at Orchard Park on Sunday.
And it will be, but for all the wrong reasons.
DeCamilla was pushed from his seat down the stairs at Highmark Stadium during the third quarter of Sunday night's game by an allegedly drunk Bills fan. Family speaks to WIVBa CBS affiliate television station in Buffalo.
The 8-year-old fan was not physically injured, but his family said he decided to leave the game after the altercation.
The police were alerted, but the family did not.
DeCamilla, a Rochester native, told WIVB that he inherited his 49ers fandom from his father.
“Me and my father, [when I’m] We're going to watch soccer together at the hospital,” Decamilla said. “And then when I get home, I take a break every once in a while…sit and relax and watch football all day. That's what I like to do and that's how I made the team.”
Dekamira fought and overcame liver cancer twice. Since reaching second remission in May 2023, she has appeared on WIVB’s “shine gold” segment to raise money for other children fighting cancer.
On Sunday, Decamila arrived in style at Highmark Stadium in the middle of winter. He wore red 49ers clothing and held a handwritten sign that read, “I beat cancer!” First NFL game! ”
Mia's father, Mike DeCamilla, told WIVB that his family was sitting in seat 312 when they saw the vile fan approach.
“He said, 'I'm going to push through all the Niner fans,'” the elder DeCamilla said. “He actually bumped me and my son a little bit and then pushed her past me. [She] I almost fell down the stairs…
“He had to be 6 feet tall and she was under 100 pounds…I know there's a competitive spirit and all that, but there's a point where it's a family event.”
His daughter was emotionally shaken by the incident, but didn't let it ruin her night.
“My favorite part was meeting Brock Purdy,” she says. I told Whama Rochester affiliate. “He's my favorite player and I have his jersey too.”
As a story about Dekamira attract attention on the internetBuffalo fans rallied to show family support and dispel the idea that one fan's antics were representative of the entire fanbase.
The Bills Mafia is world-renowned for their passionate fans and chest-to-the-tables punching, but they're also known for their compassion and compassion. charity work. and those efforts never been locked up To Western New York.
That’s exactly what happened, and hundreds of Buffalo supporters have started a GoFundMe page “Decamilla Family Fund” was organized to ease the financial burden of her treatment. As of Tuesday morning, the fund had received more than $20,000 in donations from nearly 750 donors.
