Accidental Apartment Fall
University of Georgia Student Seriously Injured After Eight-Story Apartment Fall
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A 21-year-old University of Georgia student was seriously injured after falling from an eighth-floor window at the Rambler Athens apartment complex in Athens on Saturday evening. Police said witnesses reported she was dancing on a couch or air mattress near an open window when she fell through the screen, landing on a second-floor courtyard pool deck; investigators believe a cushioned metal bench may have softened the impact. She was conscious and alert when responders arrived and was taken to a hospital. Authorities said evidence so far suggests the fall was accidental, but the investigation continues. Apartment management reminded residents not to tamper with window safety limiters.
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The student was identified as Kristin (also reported as Kristen) Sargent, a University of Georgia senior studying finance and marketing.
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Police were called to the Rambler Athens on West Broad Street at about 7:37 p.m.; the pool deck where Sargent landed is in the complex’s second-floor courtyard.
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A police report described damage to the bench that investigators believe she struck: its armrest had broken off, and blood was found on the cushion.
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Sargent’s father told local news that she was being treated for multiple injuries in intensive care; he said the family traveled from Virginia to be with her.
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The fall happened after Georgia’s football team beat Oklahoma 41–13 in Athens that Saturday, her father told a local outlet.
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