Crime & Safety

Update: Six-Year-Old Dunwoody Girl Recovering from Three-story Fall

The girl was rushed to Scottish Rite hospital where she appears stable.

OUTSIDE ATLANTA, GA -- Youthful play turned dangerous Sunday night when a local girl fell out of a three-story window after jumping on her bed.

The Dunwoody girl was quickly rushed to Scottish Rite hospital, where she was admitted with minor injuries.

Police and fire units responded to the scene at the Wellesley Apartments on Meadow Lane on Sunday, and discovered the child had fallen approximately 40 to 50 feet. 

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Witnesses say the girl was bouncing on the bed with her sisters, lost her balance and fell farther than anyone anticipated.

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