A balcony railing reportedly gave way at a Franklin Township home Wednesday night, sending two people falling and leaving one of them dead. Emergency crews rushed to 64 Marlowe Court around 9:30 p.m. after reports of the fall, and by the time the night was over, Somerset County authorities had opened an investigation into what went wrong.
Somerset County authorities are investigating the fatal fall and the second person’s injury following the reported railing failure, according to RLS Media. Responders were called to the Marlowe Court property after preliminary reports of a balcony fall, the outlet reported, and one person suffered fatal injuries after reportedly falling when the railing failed.
A second individual was also hurt in the fall, but the extent of those injuries has not been confirmed, per the same report. Officials have not released the identities of either person involved, leaving neighbors and the broader community without answers about who was on that balcony when it gave way.
What Investigators Haven’t Said Yet
Beyond the basic sequence of events, officials have not provided additional details about the circumstances leading up to the incident, the report notes. It remains unclear what led to the railing failure in the first place, and the reported railing failure and fall remain subject to further investigation, according to the same account…