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UGA Student Survives Eight-Story Fall After Striking Metal Bench

Investigators say the fall appears accidental, prompting the apartment complex to remind residents about window safety limiters.

Woman in white smiling next to building area with pool
University of Georgia student falls from 8th floor apartment window while dancing on couch (Screenshot from video courtesy of WSB via CNN Newsource)
University of Georgia student falls from 8th floor apartment window while dancing on couch (Screenshot from video courtesy of WSB via CNN Newsource)
University of Georgia student falls from 8th floor apartment window while dancing on couch (Screenshot from video courtesy of WSB via CNN Newsource)

Overview

  • Kristin Sargent, a 21-year-old University of Georgia student, fell from an eighth-floor apartment window and landed on a courtyard pool-deck area after a reported fall while dancing on a couch on Saturday, Sept. 26.
  • Emergency responders took Sargent to a hospital where she was placed in intensive care with multiple broken bones and has been reported awake and speaking with family.
  • Athens-Clarke County police say early evidence and witness statements point to an accidental fall and that they are not treating the incident as a criminal matter at this time.
  • Officers documented blood and a broken armrest on a metal bench at the landing area and said investigators believe the bench likely helped break Sargent’s fall.
  • Rambler Athens management is cooperating with investigators, reminded residents that windows have safety limiters, and the case has drawn attention to window safety and building practices in student housing.