Bergen Rowing Coach Who Died In Escalator Fall Was A 'Wonderful Person'

The woman who died after falling from an escalator inside the World Trade Center Oculus early Saturday morning remembered as a "wonderful person" and a "caring coach," The Bergen County Rowing Academy said this weekend.

Jennifer Santos of Kearny was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital after she fell 30 feet from an escalator at about 5:30 a.m. while apparently trying to grab something, authorities form the NYPD and Port Authority police said.

The New York Daily News reported that Santos was trying to grab a hat her twin sister Jessica accidently dropped.

"She will be greatly missed by our rowers, and everyone who knew her," the academy stated in a Facebook post Saturday night, adding that everyone there was "in shock," regarding what happened.

"What a tragic loss of a wonderful person and a caring coach," the academy said.

The academy posted pictures of Santos on its Facebook page Saturday.

The $6 billion mall and transportation hub has more than 13 subway trains and river ferries that use it.

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.

Additional reporting by Tom Davis and Feroze Dhanoa

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