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05-05-2016, 04:35 AM
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7 Year-old Autistic Girl Falls Four Stories, Gets Up and Walks Away
This is the incredible moment a 7-year-old autistic girl fell four stories out of her New York apartment building - and then got up and walked away. The girl climbed out of her window and onto a four floor fire escape just after 2am on Monday. It is believed she may have been chasing a cat named Prince. Surveillance video captured the moment the girl hit the pavement hard before getting up and stumbling around. She is currently in stable condition. |
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05-09-2016, 07:50 AM
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Re: 7 Year-old Autistic Girl Falls Four Stories, Gets Up and Walks Away
@winn420 http://bronx.news12.com/news/window-...dow-1.11753284 THE BRONX - Many are wondering how a four-story fall by a young girl on Andrews Avenue could have been prevented. As News 12 reported, the 7-year-old girl fell Monday from her fourth-floor apartment on Andrews Avenue and onto the pavement below. Video shows the girl standing up minutes later and walking away with minimal injuries. Police say the girl has autism and is unable to communicate verbally. "She was limping a lot, so I put her arm over my shoulder so she would walk better," says Daniel Castro, who says he climbed out of his window to help the girl after witnessing the fall. Window guards are required by law in buildings that have three or more apartments or tenants who live with children 10 years old or younger. Additionally, landlords must give tenants a form stating that window guards are required when signing a lease. Police say they believe the girl climbed onto a fire escape before falling. Neighbors say they think she was trying to retrieve a cat she saw. It is unclear if the window the girl fell out of was the only one leading to a fire escape from her apartment. In that case, a window guard would not be required. The girl is in stable condition, according to officials. |