2010 jumpers

02.09.10: possible jumper

thank you, jumpnews reporter:
02.09.10, f will, PinCo, Fl., (02.09.10, 5:00pm, female, used phones: yes), she's on the phone

(any more info is welcome.)

02.08.10: jumper, 7:55am, female, no phones, hit water, died
Amber Rose Syme, 28

winner: Beaver Ives Eaton, Ocala, Fl, USA
guessed: 02.08.10, 5:30am, male, no hotline phones, hit water, dies, body found the same day

thank you, jumpnews reporters:
02.08.10, zolter, largo, (02.08.10, 7:55am, female, no phones, hit water, died), Multiple calls witness female jump off of bridge. Road Ranger ,can see body floating in the bay. Emergency units responding. later: Body recovered. Confirmed deceased at 8:19am

02.08.10, Suthern, Ellenton FL., (02.08.10, 8:00am), A car and an emergency truck parked at the top of the North bound span. Two emergency workers looking over the edge near the crisis phone. Two Fire trucks parked at the top of the South Bound span.

02.08.10, Louis H., (02.08.10, female, hit water), Saw someone jump this morning, about 7:45, female, northbound ,(headed toward St. Pete)

02.08.10, Sawit Today, St. Petersburg, FL., (02.08.10, 7:40am, female, no phones, hit water), Driving southbound on skyway, noticed brown car on the right ,side of northbound route. Nobody inside. As I was driving up ,I thought I saw something falling, I'm guessing it was a ,jumper.

02.08.10, anon, (02.08.10, 7:55am, female, hit water, died, bodyfound), driving to work this morning..a lady in her 30's stopped her car a gold kia rio at the top of the north bound bridge got out of her car while i was approaching... i slowed down thinkiing she was having car trouble.. she walk around back of car.. while i was loooking at her she looked back at me and walked right over to the barrier and went over it... i stopped immediatley and ent back to her car and saw her facedown floating in the water drifting into the bay...the road rangers where there in minutes along with fire rescue but of course it was to late....she had "i hate this part right her" by the pussycat dolls plying full blast on her radio..later rescue turned the music off..my prayers go out to the family if the read this...she didnt hesitate what she was doing

02.09.10, anon, Saint Pete, Female jumper was definitely deceased upon arrival to dry land. I work at the place where St. Pete Fire Rescue brings all deseased persons that have jumped from the Skyway bridge. Sometimes the bodies are just laying there wrapped in just a white sheet or in a body bag for hours becuase the medical examiner and mortuary must come and inspect the body in question before it is allowed to to be removed from unloading site. (thanks for the report. don't be a stranger.)

(any more info is welcome.)

02.08.10, Hillsborough County Sheriff: SUICIDE ATTEMPT SKYWAY BG 08:01 13:12 5h11m
02.08.10, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, hcso.tampa.fl.us

02.08.10, tampabay.com, Woman dies after jumping from Sunshine Skyway,
By Katie Sanders and Andy Boyle, Times Staff Writers
ST. PETERSBURG — A woman is dead after jumping from the Sunshine Skyway bridge Monday morning, officials said.
The woman, identified as Amber Rose Syme, 28, of [address withheld] in Gibsonton, jumped at 7:54 a.m., fire officials said. Her body was recovered shortly afterward. Officials found her in the water by using binoculars. Fire officials said it was the first confirmed Sunshine Skyway suicide of the year.
Bridge traffic was flowing regularly as of 8:30 a.m.
(thanks Mark in Tampa, Largo Lady, Paul in Sarasota, Candace in Bradenton, and Michelle in Tampa)

Amber Rose Syme facebook picture.

02.12.10, Liza, Michigan, from justmommies.com, tonight i am really having a hard time dealing with Amber's death. I have definitely gone through the five stages of grief and didn't even realize it until now. It took me a couple days for her death to really sink in - denial. Anger. I was angry that she didn't give anyone a chance to help her. That she would think her life was so bad that she could just leave it with no regard for those she was leaving behind. Angry that I didn't see she needed help. As for bargaining - there was no "i'll do this if you do that" type stuff - but I did dwell on the fact that if she had only reached out she'd have realized that I was going through the same thing she was. I also reversed that and blamed myself, thinking I should have reached out and made an effort - but how was I to know? she's in florida. i'm in michigan. tonight i'm in depression. i am so many pictures and memories floating through my head right now. i hurt for her family and friends. i hurt for my family. i hurt for her. i hurt for myself. i miss her. i feel so sad that we'll never get together again and go horse back riding or never stand in silence and enjoy the beauty of winter. i feel sad that she'll never find her one true love, get married, and have babies. i guess that i have acceptance to look forward to. grieving blows. later in the same thread: there is a website, jumperpool.com i think, where people actually make bets and guesses as to when and who the next jumper from the skyway bridge would be. i hate that people can actually win stuff from my cousin's death. there is also a spot on there to read accounts of the suicides. the last person to see amber alive posted her account. she said amber had no hesitation when she jumped. she actually saw her jump...and saw her in the bay. she said the last song she was listnening to was a pussycat dolls song and it was blasting from her car. i am so grateful to have known amber. she was an incredibly beautiful person inside and out who struggled with so much of the same stuff I have struggled with. (liza, we are sorry for your loss. fyi, no one wins anything by participating in this guessing pool. the justmommies page contains several anti-jumperpool comments from self proclaimed "mega platinum supermommies". one can imagine how hurt we are by their opinion. we're sure their "mega platinum super überchildren" are perfect in every way and will never be prone to suicide.)

02.20.10, Friend, Maryland, First of all, my sincerest sympathy to Amber's family and other friends. I also knew Amber and I went to school with her for years and though we went our seperate ways after graduation, we still kept in touch via Facebook. As far as this website is concerned, I found it after hearing about Amber on her Facebook, almost immediately after someone had said something along the lines of "I miss you". I googled her name and this site popped up. Though the premise of the website I have yet to figure out, and though details of Ambers death (such as the song she was listening to) leave some of us, just wondering, it also allows us to understand things just a little bit more. None of us who knew her were there. She talked to a couple of friends before she drove her car to the bridge that very morning and still noone had a clue. Once "most" of her friends from school found this website, we were in shock. Wondering why of course, as natural human reaction but almost feeling a little bit closer because someone who posted on here actually saw her moments before. A memorial service is planned her honor soon, and I plan to go taking with me not the wonderment of why she jumped, but knowing that whatever she had going on was what she felt she needed to do and is now in God's hands. To Amber,you are truly missed by so many, and your beautiful smile and amazing character will not be surpassed. To the website, thank you for running this site despite the criticism. As humans we are intrigued by the human mind and motivation for death/destruction/suicide, etc. Aside from the negative aspects I appreciate that this can be a place where a "pseudo" memorial is set up in Amber's honor. Thank You. (we are sorry you lost your friend. suicide takes away many without anyone else knowing why. we are only left to try and figure it out.)

01.17.10: possible jumper

thank you, jumpnews reporter:
01.17.10, Tra, Dunedin, (01.17.10, 11:25pm, no phones), Pinellas 911 Scanner at 11:25 (Bridge Alert) caller advised person got out of their truck and walked away from their vehicle at top of bridge.

(any more info is welcome.)

01.12.10: possible jumper

thank you, jumpnews reporter:
01.13.10, Joe P., Ellenton, Fl., (01.12.10,9:00pm), Driving over the Skyway last night, newer black Mercedes with flashers on. No one inside.

(any more info is welcome.)