Student danced on a couch and fell from a 20-meter height
A 21-year-old student, Kristin Sargent, was dancing on a couch near an open window on the eighth floor, lost her balance, and fell from a 20-meter height. The young woman sustained severe injuries and multiple fractures but survived. Police are treating the incident as an accident.
A 21-year-old student, Kristin Sargent, was dancing on a couch near an open window on the eighth floor of the Rambler Athens apartment complex near the University of Georgia in the USA. On the evening of September 26, she lost her balance and fell through a window screen. The young woman fell eight stories and landed in the pool area on the second floor. Arriving police officers found her conscious. According to the police report, during the fall she likely hit a metal bench with soft padding, which may have slowed her fall. The student was taken to the hospital with severe injuries and multiple fractures. Her father, Richard Sargent, said that his daughter was conscious and spoke with him and friends in the intensive care unit. Police are treating the incident as an accident, and the investigation is ongoing. The complex administration stated that the windows are equipped with restrictors, but it is unknown whether the one on that window was functional.