Girl, 10, falls to her death in the Bronx: NYPD

Police investigate after a 10-year-old girl fell to her death in the Bronx on Thursday.
Police investigate after a 10-year-old girl fell to her death in the Bronx on Thursday. Photo credit Citizen App

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 10-year-old girl died in the Bronx on Thursday after falling from an elevated position, police said.

She was discovered at 2157 Southern Blvd., across the street from the Bronx Zoo in Belmont, just before 8:45 p.m.

Relatives rushed the girl to St. Barnabas Hospital, and she was pronounced dead.

Police investigate after a 10-year-old girl fell to her death in the Bronx on Thursday.
Police investigate after a 10-year-old girl fell to her death in the Bronx on Thursday. Photo credit Citizen App

Citizen App footage from the scene shows police scouring in and around the rear fenced-in area of the residential building where the girl's body was found.

Police believe that the child fell from the roof.

No other information was immediately available. The medical examiner will determine the girl's official cause of death.

The investigation is ongoing.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Citizen App