University of Georgia student survives fall from eighth-floor window

Summarised from 4 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 14:55 · Archive

Kristin Sargent, 21, fell from an eighth-floor window at her apartment building in Athens, Georgia, while dancing on a couch.

Kristin Sargent, a 21-year-old University of Georgia student, fell from an eighth-floor window at her off-campus apartment building in Athens, Georgia on Saturday evening. She was dancing on a couch near an open window when the fall occurred. She landed on the pool deck at the building.

Sargent is recovering in intensive care with several broken bones. According to Fox News, a metal bench may have broken her fall. Panicked 911 calls were made moments after the incident, with callers reporting that she was not moving.

Sargent's father declined to discuss the circumstances of the fall in detail. The incident occurred on the evening after Georgia's win over Oklahoma.

How it is being reported

• Harrowing 911 call moments after sorority girl dancing on couch plunged six stories from window after day drinking at college partyThe panicked call came just moments after Kristin Sargent, 21, fell from an eighth-floor window at her off-campus apartment building in Athens, Georgia on Saturday evening.Daily Mail · 1 Oct, 15:42
• Georgia college student miraculously survives 8-story plunge after metal bench breaks her fallA University of Georgia student fell eight stories at Rambler Athens after dancing near an open window, but a metal bench may have broken her fall.Fox News · 1 Oct, 01:36
• Panicked 911 call reveals moments after University of Georgia student accidentally plunged from 8th-floor window while dancing: ‘She’s not moving’Panicked 911 calls revealed the moments after a University of Georgia senior accidentally plunged from her 8th-floor apartment and miraculously survived. Kristin Sargent is seen in an undated TikTok video. Sargent is recovering in intensive care with several broken bones after investigators said she fell out of a window while dancing on a couch in...New York Post · 30 Sept, 15:34
• Georgia student miraculously survives after falling 8 stories out of a window while dancing on a couchKristin Sargent’s father declined to discuss the circumstances but said the fall happened after Georgia’s win over OklahomaIndependent World · 29 Sept, 18:03
• Student, 21, was dancing on couch when she fell out eighth floor window into courtyard... but now a 'miracle' has happenedKristin Sargent, 21, fell from an eighth-story window at her apartment building in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday evening, according to police. She landed on the pool deck at the buillding.Daily Mail · 29 Sept, 17:03

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