Body camera footage shows moments after UGA student’s eighth floor fall

Newly-released body camera video and 911 calls show the moments after a woman fell from an eighth floor window in September.

University of Georgia senior Kristin Sargent, 21, was dancing on furniture when she fell from the window of an apartment building in Athens. She survived the fall, but suffered major injuries.

“My friend just fell out of the window on the eighth floor,” a caller tells 911. “We were dancing and she just fell out the window.”

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Investigators say Sargent fell approximately 65 to 70 feet onto the pool deck.

Body camera video shows officers interviewing several of Sargent’s friends who say they were singing and dancing when Sargent got onto a bed and fell through the window.

When first responders arrived, Sargent was able to speak to them.

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Channel 2’s Ashlyn Webb spoke with her father, Richard Sargent, after the fall. He confirmed that his daughter suffered several broken bones, but was recovering better than many expected.

“We got a phone call from somebody that just said, ‘Oh my God, Kristin’s had a tough fall,’” he recalled. “University of Georgia just won a football game [against the Oklahoma Sooners]. I bet there were a lot of kids here who were 21 years old who were super happy.”

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