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the sunshine skyway bridge
at the mouth of tampa bay, on the west coast of florida,
is the attraction of choice for many contemplating life's self end.
it's the #4
suicide bridge in the country,
#1 east of the mississippi.
"...something's got the Tampa Bay Area down. Break out the Zoloft. Apparently, that's what your
friends and neighbors do, at least those who aren't perched atop the Sunshine Skyway Bridge..."
St. Petersburg Times©
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2009:
2 suicides, 6 possible, 1 survivor, 2
saves
2008:
11 suicides, 10 possible, 2 survivors, 5 saves
2007: 10 suicides, 7 possible, 2 survivors, 1 save
2006:
5 suicides, 18 possible, 1 survivor
2005: 13 suicides, 10
possible, 2 saves
2004:
4 suicides, 3 possible, 4 saves
2003: 13 suicides, 3 saves
2002: 9 suicides, 1 survivor
2001: 5 suicides, 3 survivors
2000: 5 suicides, 1 survivor, 1 save
1999: 11 suicides, 2 survivors |
1998: 12 suicides, 12 saves
1997: 8 suicides, 11 saves
1996: 6 suicides, 2 survivors, 5 saves
1995: 4 • 1994: 2 • 1993: 3 suicides, 1 survivor
1992: 2 • 1991: 4 • 1990: 0
1989: 1 • 1988: 3 • 1987: 2
1986 and earlier:
02.04.87: St. Petersburg Times©:
"...files indicate that 51 persons have jumped off the
bridge since it opened in 1954. 43 persons died,
including one
man who was murdered when he was
forced to jump at gunpoint. 8 have survived..."
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statistics are as close as we can
get and are not an official accounting of bridge related jumper
activity.
your
corrections
are always welcome.
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to those with jumper
news:
it is hard to gather jumper news, as the media weenies
tend to overlook people that leap from bridges. we need your help to update this pool. if you have
any factual news, old or new, please bring it to our attention.
if you are someone that deals with jumpers firsthand, be one of our
secret insiders. your identity, if provided, will always be
confidential. we are very appreciative to all our jumpnews reporters. you all know
who you are, thank you!
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to potential
jumpers:
you will be automatically disqualified if you are the jumper
on the guess you provide.
we
feel suicidal people need to know you bring shame to yourself,
your friends, and your family. it's not a free pass to end your misery. it's
simply a way to transfer your pain and sorrow to those that know and love you. it's a
coward's way out. are you such a coward?
according to the st. petersburg
times©, "anyone who jumps from a point close to
the center of the bridge, hits the water in about 3.5 seconds at about
75 mph. the impact usually breaks bones and ruptures organs. some live
for minutes before they drown". it will hurt like all hell. intense
pain for who knows how long. are you up for that?
read this chilling first hand
account and a
description of water
impact.
so, do not jump from the howard frankland
or one of those other wimpy bridges. do the job right, choose the skyway. accept no
substitutes, always open, no
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just kidding! do
not jump off the bridge. seek
help now.
read the disclaimer!
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common sense words from: Someone who works behind the red & blue lights.
Hey - could you do us a favor and ask all your readers to PLEASE slow down when coming by us on the bridge? We often have a couple of patrol cars there because one is working and one is watching out for insane drivers. Not slowing down and moving over when emergency vehicles are by the side of the road is
actually against the
law. Help keep us safe, and avoid that nasty ticket! Thanks!
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to those who think this site
promotes jumpers:
tracy, daytona beach, fl., Alright, so all these people are sending you
hate mail and trying to make it out like you cause people to jump from this bridge. Well, in my case, this page actually changed my mind. For the longest time, I wanted to jump from the Sunshine Skyway. I think I was sort of intrigued with the thought of falling that far or something. Then I found this webpage and started reading about my bones breaking and organs rupturing and it also made me realize what I would do to my family. So to all those who want to blame you/your
webpage, I suggest they have second thoughts. Anyone who is thinking of jumping should read this page to get some sense knocked into their heads.
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comments from site visitors:
Jennifer, St. Pete Beach, I've dealt with major depression in
my lifetime, and was hospitalized in psych wards 8 times within the span of 3
years. I know what it feels like to be on the edge like that, and I honestly
think it's great that you're taking some of the romance out of jumping. It's so
easy to suffer from depression and imagine suicide (especially with such
dramatic style as jumping off of the skyway) will leave you looking like a
victim of this horrible world and beloved in everyone's mind. I'm glad that
you're showing it in a different light, because suicide is neither beautiful nor
romantic. I hope that people will see that and seek help and go on to lead happy
and productive lives. It's very possible, and taking control and making that
turn-around is where true romance lies. Cyn, Temple Terrace, Florida, To jump or not to jump, that is the question! I love your site, I am afraid of heights so I could never jump. Now there are a few people I would love to take on a scenic hike of the skyway, (and maybe a little push at the
top) I'm sorry people feel there is no other way out of there pathetic little life's than to jump off a bridge, but quite frankly if these families of the jumpers would quit
whining that these family member's needed help, and actually listen to them in the first place maybe they would not have jumped. Stop blaming this site for your family members suicide, where were you when they were depressed? Do you help them seek help? Did you try and listen to them or turn a deaf ear? Thank you guys and keep up the good work!!
Niki, St Petersburg FL., I have to laugh at the folks saying this site is insulting to friends and family of jumpers. Tell me, please, what kinds of wacko is going to jumperpool.com two days after dad decided to give himself the NON-proverbial heave-ho. This is NOT labeled as a crisis hotline, self-help site, or anything of the sort. It's just comments, musings, information, and general ramblings of some highly bent folks. And, I must say, you guys are WONDERFULLY twisted!
Michael B., Sarasota, Florida, Like many of
those who have commented, I see the humor side of this site and enjoy it as
well. I don't think that many people realize that it also serves as a Memorial.
We know that when people jump they are pushed to the end of their limits. That
is not a good feeling. Suicide and reading about the people who did it is very
depressing. Thank God that when we visit this site we can break that depressing
feeling with a little humor. I think the memorial aspects of this site are, and
will be, a very important part of this bridges History.
Helen T., Tierra Verde, FL., ...It's a rather dignified chronicle of a very undignified act...
BDC, Bradenton, FL., i dont think this site supports suicide or does harm to the family of the victims. it is really the only place to find out
information about jumpers. i knew someone who recently jumped and this site made it seem real. there was no mention of the death on the news or in newspapers. this site is the only way i know of learning and expressing yourself on this matter.
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notices
page: visitors need help getting answers about the
bridge, jumpers, and such. perhaps you can help.
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the pool:
jump on in, the water's fine. input your guess as to when the next troubled
soul bungee jumps off the bridge without the bungee.
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on the jumper pages,
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a skyway haiku:
Stressed, motor idling
I stretch for eternal rest
Sparrow smacks window.
Chuck L., austin, tx.
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disclaimer a-go-go:
in no way do we condone anyone jumping from the skyway bridge or any other land
based structures of height, without proper safety procedures, devices, and permission from
authorities, whomever they may be. don't become a statistic
or a joke on this stupid web site. get
help! we do not want you to jump. in fact, we are anti-jumper.
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verified by official sources. this web site is not to be taken as an official
accounting of any activity whatsoever, concerning the skyway bridge.
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thank you:
we would like to thank again, all of you that have donated to
this site. thanks also to the thousands of jumperpool.com visitors. we
have received input from every state and dozens of countries. special thanks and appreciation to mark larsen, coop,
all our
jumpnews form filler outer reporters that keep a vigilant eye (especially: bill e. in
riverview, zolter in largo, paul s. in sarasota, terre in california, john r. in clearwater,
dawn in clearwater), our secret insiders,
myspace
and
facebook buddies,
and all the people that jump from the skyway bridge, for without whom, this site
would not be. we love each and every one of you equally, without the usual favoritism
a parent shows for one offspring over another. thank you one and all...
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footnotes:
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references to anyone's lighter shade of
hair coloring, be they male or female, implying some degree of mental instability, an intellectual impairment,
and/or a reduced
capacity for thinking, is unintentional and strictly for humorous
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