A 14-year-old girl has died after falling from a building at The Chapin School, an elite private school on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Police responded to the scene at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and found the girl with injuries consistent with a fall from height. She was taken to hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to her injuries.
The New York City Police Department confirmed that no arrests have been made, and the exact cause of death is pending investigation by the city's medical examiner. The girl's identity has not been released pending family notification.
The Chapin School, a K-12 all-girls institution founded in 1901, has over 800 students and charges annual tuition in excess of $68,000. Notable alumni include former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ivanka Trump.
This incident follows a similar tragedy last month, when a 16-year-old boy died after falling from Regis High School, a Catholic all-boys school also on the Upper East Side. A representative for Regis described that event as an 'unimaginable tragedy.'
