Woman jumps from the third floor of a building in Piantini; authorities investigate the incident

Writing.- A woman was seriously injured after jumping from the third floor of the Billmore Tower 15, a temporary rental residential building located in the exclusive Piantini sector, in the National District. According to preliminary information, around 11:00 p.m. the young woman went out to the balcony of the building and began shouting for help, which caught the attention of several residents and passersby. Minutes later, she fell into the void.

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Witnesses reported that the woman remained agitated for several minutes before jumping. She was immediately assisted and taken to a nearby health center, where she remains under medical observation. The case is under investigation by the relevant authorities, who have not yet offered official details about the woman's identity or the circumstances that would have motivated the event.

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