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Berlin-Neukölln: 17-year-old falls through Plexiglas dome at graduation ceremony and dies

7/3/2023, 4:46:01 AM

Highlights: A 17-year-old fell through a plexiglass dome at a graduation ceremony in Berlin-Neukölln. Police: Two people climbed onto a skylight of a hotel at a celebration on Monday night. This led to the fall. It is still unclear exactly how the fall occurred. The teenager succumbed to her injuries at a hospital, according to the information. Further information was not known early Monday morning. The incident is being investigated by the Berlin police department.

A teenager climbed onto a skylight of a hotel during a graduation ceremony in Berlin-Neukölln. Then there was a fateful fall.


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A 17-year-old fell through a plexiglass dome at a graduation ceremony in Berlin-Neukölln, according to a police spokesman, and was fatally injured. According to the police, two people climbed onto a skylight of a hotel at a celebration on Monday night. This led to the fall.

Rescue workers took the teenager to a hospital. There she succumbed to her injuries, according to the information. It is still unclear exactly how the fall occurred. Further information was not known early Monday morning.

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