Girl, 3, dies after 4-story fall from window; 2nd girl hurt
Authorities say one of two young girls critically injured in a fall out of a fourth-story window in eastern Pennsylvania has died.
The Lehigh County coroner’s office said 3-year-old Tamara Arnette was pronounced dead just before 8:30 p.m. Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.
Allentown police say she and a 5-year-old girl fell from the apartment building window shortly before 8 p.m. Friday. The older child was last reported in critical condition.
Witnesses told The (Allentown) Morning Call that they saw a window screen fall to the ground and then the children fell. A small, child-sized chair could be seen in the window of the building.
Police say the cause of the accident is under investigation.
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