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University of Georgia student survives fall from apartment building window
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Key Points:
- Kristin Sargent, a 21-year-old University of Georgia student, survived an eight-story fall from an apartment window after apparently falling through a screen while dancing near an open window.
- The fall occurred around 7:37 p.m. Saturday at the Rambler Athens apartment complex, with Sargent landing near a pool on the building's second floor.
- Police believe a metal bench she struck during the fall helped break her descent, and she is reported to be alert and conscious.
- The incident is being treated as an accident with no criminal investigation underway, and Sargent is a resident of the apartment where the fall happened.
- The apartment complex is reviewing the incident, but police have not provided details on window safety measures or screens.
