Crime & Safety
Teen Plummets To Death From Tribeca Fire Escape, Reports Say
A 15-year-old girl was killed when she fell from a Tribeca fire escape Sunday night, according to reports.
TRIBECA, NY -- A young teenage girl died when she fell from a fire escape outside a Tribeca house party, according to reports.
The 15-year-old girl fell from the fifth floor fire escape of a building on Reade Street near West Broadway at about 11 p.m., law enforcement sources told the New York Post.
The girl was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center but doctors could not save her life, according to the Post.
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The Daily News reported that the teen slipped as she was trying open the window and get back to the party.
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