Celebrity / Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized After Falling Off Stage Fall left him unconscious and with a gash on his head By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Suggested by Comm_of_Common_Sense Posted Jan 26, 2011 9:48 AM CST Copied In this June 30, 2010 file photo, Jimmy Buffett performs at his sister's restaurant in Gulf Shores, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) Jimmy Buffett was rushed to the hospital with a head injury after falling off the stage at his final Sydney concert last night, Australia’s Daily Telegraph reports. One audience member tells TMZ a flashing light may have caused Buffett to fall as he walked along the edge of the stage; another says it looked like Buffett was trying to jump from the stage to shake hands. His head apparently struck metal, leaving a large gash, and witnesses say he was unconscious for five to 10 minutes. “It looked like he did a massive face plant after his encore and pretty much didn't get up,” another audience member tells the Telegraph. He is reportedly in stable condition, but still at the hospital. (More Jimmy Buffett stories.) Report an error