At World Trade Center Oculus, woman falls to death, Port Authority says

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A woman fell to her death at the World Trade Center Oculus on Feb. 11, 2017, Port Authority said. (Credit: Getty Images / Spencer Platt)
A woman fell to her death at the World Trade Center Oculus on Feb. 11, 2017, Port Authority said. (Credit: Getty Images / Spencer Platt)

By Reuters

The woman, from New Jersey, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at an area hospital, Port Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns and manages the entire World Trade center site.

The woman was trying to retrieve her twin sister's hat when she fell off the escalator, according to reports.

Oculus, with its towering white vaulted ceiling, is the focal point of the hub built to replace a terminal that was destroyed when the Twin Towers collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the World Trade Center site