A student was airlifted to the hospital Tuesday morning as video circulating online showed her falling or jumping from the third floor of a Miami-Dade County high school.
Chopper footage showed the teenager being placed in a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter near Miami Palmetto Senior High School, located off Southwest 120th Street. The student, who was not identified, was airlifted to a nearby trauma center with traumatic injuries, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Video circulating online shows a student standing on the outside of a railing of an open-air staircase three floors up, and a school administrator is at the bottom and another adult is rushing up to her
The video then shows the student letting go and falling, and other students are heard screaming.
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One student told NBC 6 she saw a female student fall over the railing of a stairwell.
"There was security going up the stairs and there was people at the body to see if they could catch her," the student said. "Once the security got to the top of the stairs, a lot of people are saying she jumped. She did not jump. She just let go, just one foot and let go."
Miami-Dade Police have not released any information at this time. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police Chief Edwin Lopez tweeted the school was temporarily placed on lockdown.
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"It was horrible. I can't even explain it," said another student who was at the scene after the incident. "I've only seen this in movies and it's happening in our school, which is not supposed to happen. This is like our safe place."
Miami Palmetto Senior High School officials said there will be crisis counselors around campus to support students and teachers.
