Victim ID'd: N.J. Woman Dies After Falling Off Escalator In Front Of Twin Sister

More details were revealed after a 29-year-old New Jersey woman fell from an escalator this weekend when she was apparently attempting to grab something.

The woman died after falling from an escalator inside the World Trade Center Oculus early Saturday morning, an NYPD spokeswoman told Patch.

The 29-year-old woman fell 30-feet from an escalator around 5:30 a.m. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital where she was pronounced deceased, Port Authority police said.

Jennifer Santos of Kearny was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Her twin, Jessica, was treated for trauma but was uninjured, officials said.

The accident occurred early Saturday morning as the sisters were traveling home to Kearny after a night on the town, according to the New York Post. Law enforcement sources told the New York Daily News that the woman fell while trying to grab a hat her twin sister accidentally dropped.

Clemens Reinke told CBS2 that Santos coached alongside him at the Bergen County Rowing Academy. “It’s just hard to even believe this,” he said. “Just yesterday she was with us, Jenny was coaching our team.”

“Very gentle, caring, loving person, always ready to help,” he told the station. “She was beloved by all our rowers.”

Santos was a graduate of William Paterson University and a teacher, according to CBS2, and one friend described her as a “treasure” who will be missed by everyone who knew her.

“Somehow the hat flew away so that she would jump after that. That’s kind of her fun-loving way, also her helpful way of wanting to be helpful,” Reinke told the station. “I can’t believe this went so wrong.”

The new mall and transportation hub to more than 13 subway trains and river ferries opened in August 2016. The building, which cost around $6 billion to build, was designed by Santiago Calatrava.

The mall's real estate is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and its retail space is owned by Westfield Properties.

By Tom Davis and Feroze Dhanoa

Photo: Jessica and Jennifer Santos, courtesy of their family.