# Girl, 2, who fell from NYC apartment window was ‘super energetic’ kid who loved to climb: dad

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/girl-2-who-fell-from-nyc-apartment-window-was-super-energetic-kid-who-loved-to-climb-dad/
- Published: 2026-11-05T23:30:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:53:42+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/us-news/girl-2-who-tumbled-to-death-from-fifth-floor-nyc-apartment-window-was-super-energetic-kid-who-loved-to-climb-dad/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Two-year-old Julia Wilcox-Polanco died after falling from a Bronx apartment window.
- Her father described her as bubbly, energetic and fond of climbing.
- Police said they suspected no criminality.

## Summary

Julia Cante Wilcox-Polanco, aged two, died after falling from a fifth-floor apartment window in the Bronx late on Tuesday. Her father said she was energetic and loved climbing; police said they suspected no criminality in the fall.

The girl was reportedly handling an accordion divider supporting the window air-conditioning unit when it opened and she fell around 10.45pm. Her mother was at home but had briefly gone into another room, and her father said the family was devastated and that the incident happened in a split second.

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