Seven-year-old Chelsea Maldonado died after falling from the fifth-floor window of her family's apartment in the Bronx, New York, on December 25, 2008. Maldonado, who was autistic and used a wheelchair, reportedly climbed from the bathroom window of the apartment on the evening of December 24, 2008, and fell about 50 feet to the street below.FOX News: Girl Dies in 5-Story Fall From Window of N.Y. Apartment
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"Since she was learning to walk, she was learning to explore. She had strong arms from using the wheelchair, which would have made her able to boost up."—Ambar Silverio, superintendent of Grandview Place apartment complexDaily News: Disabled 7-year-old girl Chelsea Maldonado dies after fall from window
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Died on December 25, 2008, after falling from a window of her apartment
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Maldonado lived at Grandview Place apartments in the Bronx, New York
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Maldonado was autistic and in a wheelchair; reports say she was also blind in one eyeNewsday.com: Girl who fell from 5th floor dies in hospital
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According to authorities, Maldonado was semiconscious when medical personnel arrivedNewsday.com: Girl who fell from 5th floor dies in hospital
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Doctors say Maldonado suffered multiple injuries in the fall, including collapsed lungs, a fractured pelvis and bleeding in her brainNewsday.com: Girl who fell from 5th floor dies in hospital
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