Vernier GE: 4-year-old falls from balcony and dies – community in shock
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Vernier GE4-year-old falls off balcony and dies – community is in shock
The girl had fallen from the eleventh floor in Vernier in the canton of Geneva. According to initial findings, it was an accident.
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The girl’s body was discovered around 8:30 in the morning.
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It is said to have been an accident.
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The exact circumstances of the death are now being determined.
A girl has died after falling from a balcony in the Lignon district, as reported 20 minutes. According to current knowledge, it is said to have been an accident. The tragic fall happened on Thursday morning on the Avenue du Lignon.
“At around 8.30 this morning, the police were informed of the discovery of a four-year-old girl lying unconscious at the foot of a building in the Lignon district,” the prosecutor confirmed. Attempts at resuscitation by the police and emergency services were unsuccessful. According to the Geneva daily, the girl fell from her apartment on the eleventh floor. The exact circumstances of the death are now being determined.
“It’s terrible for their parents and grandparents”
After the terrible fall, the Lignon district is in shock, as the «Tribune de Geneve» reported. “The mood has been depressing since this morning. Nobody talks about anything else anymore,” a resident told the Geneva daily.
Several residents heard the sirens blare, and some witnessed the resuscitation attempts. “I still have goosebumps,” says another resident and says: “It’s terrible for their parents and grandparents”. The grandmother lives nearby and came to the scene of the accident after the fatal fall.
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