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| jumper #8: 08.29.01, 2pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water, dies |
winner: arun, philadelphia, PA
guessed: 08.29.01, 3:00am, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies
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| thank you, jumpnews
reporter: Marty P., St. Pete. |
©
St. Petersburg Times, Man jumps to death from Sunshine Skyway
A 38-year-old Lakeland man jumped to his death
off the Sunshine Skyway bridge Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
Grady Mart, who lived in Lakeland, leaped from
the Skyway's center span about 2 p.m., according to the Hillsborough County
Sheriff's Office. Mart parked his Toyota Camry on the southbound
side at the top of the bridge. A woman driving by called the Florida Highway
Patrol on her cell phone to report seeing a man sitting on the bridge's
side wall.
The U.S. Coast Guard recovered Mart's body in
water beneath the Skyway. |
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| jumper #7: 08.19.01, late pm, male, used phones, hit water,
lives |
winner: Haydon B., Nelson Mid Glamorgan, UK
guessed: 08.17.01, 3:20pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies
comments: I used to be in a rock band and i feigned suicide
by pretending to jump off the Severn bridge in the UK. I now live my life
as a man and no-one will ever know. (now we know.) |
| thank you, jumpnews
reporter: John W., St.Petersburg as well as:
08.20.01, hank, st. pete.: I was driving over the crest of the skyway yesterday
as the sun was setting, there was an SUV parked in the right lane. Something
was strange, when I got past the SUV my girlfriend grabbed my arm, I looked
out the window, and there was a man standing on the 3ft wall. I looked
away. Then as I was driving away I looked in my rearview mirror and saw
him seem to lose his balance, bend his knees slightly, and then step off.
That's my suicide story. (thanks, hank.)
08.20.01, John, Clearwater: I was driving over the Bridge last night on my way
home from Palm Beach and I actually saw a man who was talking to a police
oficer standing on the wall in a Black T Shirt. Well when the police officer
turned his head to talk into his shoulder microphone, the guy jumped. I
could not believe it. I witnessed a jump. There was so much cargo ship
traffic I am amazed the stupid bastard did not land on top of one of them.
There was actually one going under at the time and two ready to go under
to get out of Tampa Bay. It is an honor to say that I actually saw someone
jump. I know I am sick but I can live with that. (thanks,
john.)
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St. Petersburg Times, published August 20, 2001, Man rescued after
jump from Skyway, By ROBERT FARLEY.
ST. PETERSBURG -- A distraught man jumped off
the Sunshine Skyway late Sunday, shunning the efforts of rescuers trying
to talk him down. Rescuers managed to save him nevertheless, quickly plucking
him from the water. He became only the sixth or seventh person to survive
a jump since the bridge opened in 1987. That rescuers were nearby was fortuitous,
said Gerard Chalmers, a district chief for St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue.
He said he had just made a U-turn on the Manatee County side of the bridge
after a call about an unattended motorcycle and a man using one of the
crisis phones on thebridge. Chalmers noticed a car parked along the shoulder
of the bridge. He thought it was someone catching the sunset but that he
better check to see if there was car trouble. Suddenly, the driver accelerated
his car forward. With Chalmers following behind in his sport utility vehicle,
the car swerved several times over to the shoulder, then back on the road.
Then the driver, whom he identified as Steven Ray Wood, 26, pulled over
sharply, jumped out and ran to the edge of the bridge and threw a leg over
the side. Then he returned to the road, ran to the other side and again
flung a leg over the side. At first, Chalmers didn't know if the guy was
fooling. But he radioed dispatch. A St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue marine
rescue crew had decided after the unsubstantiated call to perform a training
session. So the boat was on the scene almost immediately, but out of view
of the possible jumper. As Wood climbed up and stood on the rail, Chalmers
and other emergency workers tried to talk him down. "You don't really want
to do this," Chalmers remembers telling him. "It will be extremely painful.
It's not the way to die. "He said he had some girlfriend troubles," Chalmers
said. "He was quite upset." And then he stepped off the ledge. Wood had
been standing directly over rocks at the south end of the shipping channel,
so Chalmers figured he was done for. But as the man fell, the wind resistance
and his body position began to carry him north, away from the rocks. Wood
splashed into the water on his back. It was so shallow, Chalmers said,
that the splash revealed rocks below. Though a pool of blood formed around
Wood, Chalmers could see him moving. He radioed for the boat to move in,
and within a minute, Wood was in the boat. A helicopter transported him
to Bayfront Medical Center. A hospital spokesperson listed him in serious
condition. |
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| jumper #6: 05.30.01, 05:00pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
lives |
winner: Michael A., Raleigh, NC.
guessed: 05.29.01, 9:40pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies
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| thank you, jumpnews
reporters: david z., oldsmar; dawn, clearwater; and paul s., sarasota. |
05.31.01, ©
St. Petersburg Times, By TODD WRIGHT,
As they searched the waters beneath
the Sunshine Skyway bridge, rescuers were looking for a body. That's usually
what they find when someone jumps the nearly 200 feet from the crest of
the bridge. Suddenly, one of the divers noticed a naked man
sitting on rocks at the base of one of the huge pillars. He was obviously
in pain and was pleading for help. "I'm hurt bad," the man told rescuers
as they approached the rocks. The impact of the fall apparently ripped the
clothes off the 36-year-old white Pinellas County man. Rescuers estimated
he then swam 40 yards and climbed atop the rocks. "It's amazing that he
lived," said St. Petersburg Fire Department paramedic Jim Cunningham. "I
was expecting to find another dead body." The man, whose identity had not been confirmed
late Wednesday, was placed on a 25-foot U.S. Coast Guard boat and driven
to Maximo Park, where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to Bayfront
Medical Center.
Cunningham said the man suffered multiple rib
fractures, substantial internal bleeding and a decompressed left lung.
"He was very alert when we got to him, but in an obvious amount of pain,"
Cunningham said.
The rescue began as the fire department's marine
dive team received the dispatch call at 5:06 p.m. Passers-by on the bridge
called 911 and reported that a man was standing on the rail at the top
of the center span. His pickup truck was parked a few feet away. Capt.
Don Masters said the man jumped from the top of the center span, about
a 200-foot drop to the water. Most don't survive. In recent years, as many as a dozen people a
year have jumped to their deaths. The number rose from six in 1996 to eight
in 1997, then to 12 in 1998 and 1999. The Skyway has the reputation of
being a magnet for suicides. It's the third-deadliest bridge in the country
for suicides, after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and San Diego's
Coronado Bridge. But some who jump off the Skyway survive. Records show that five people have survived their
leaps since the bridge opened in 1987. The most recent was Katherine Freeman, 42, who
leaped from the bridge about a year ago after killing her ex-husband and
trying to kill his wife. Officials credited brisk winds with slowing her
descent. The fall broke her pelvis and legs. She is now in prison.
A Rottweiler named Shasta survived the fall when
her owner jumped to his death in May 1998. It was never known whether the
dog followed her master or went involuntarily.
In recent years, state officials have focused
more on suicide prevention on the bridge. In 1999, six crisis phones were
installed on the bridge's center spans. The red phones connect callers
to a suicide hotline. Shortly after Gov. Jeb Bush took office, he prodded
the Department of Transportation to consider installing fences on the sides
of the Skyway or safety nets below it to cut down on suicides. The DOT
ruled out those options, saying fences would affect the bridge's aerodynamics
and could make it less safe in high winds, and safety nets might be ineffective
because people could crawl to the edge of the net and jump from there.
Instead, the DOT favored a different strategy: putting more FHP troopers
and security cameras on the Skyway. A trooper now patrols the bridge 24
hours a day. - Times staff writer Mike Brassfield contributed to this report.
06.01.01, ©Bradenton
Herald, A Palm Harbor man, who survived a 200-foot jump from the Sunshine
Skyway Bridge, remained hospitalized in critical condition Thursday, according
to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Sterling King. Hannis F. Jones, 35, jumped
off the bridge Wednesday, suffering multiple rib fractures, internal bleeding
and injuries to his left lung, according to reports. The impact caused
Jones' clothes to rip off, according to reports. Despite his injuries,
Jones managed to swim about 40 yards to rocks. He pulled himself out of
the water. Authorities said Jones is the sixth person known to have survived
the 200-foot drop, according to the Associated Press.
06.01.01, ©
St. Petersburg Times, Jump survivor had struggled with depression; TODD WRIGHT;
Hanns F. Jones, who survived jumping off the Sunshine Skyway bridge on Wednesday, had been visibly depressed about problems with his girlfriend just a few days earlier, a friend said.
Jones, 35, was in intensive care Thursday at Bayfront Medical Center after suffering rib and lung injuries.
"He was real upset. All he talked about is how he was under a lot of stress because he was about to break up with his girlfriend," said Jose Llano, who Jones stayed with Monday night.
Llano, a Tampa resident, said the last time he saw Jones was around 1 p.m. Tuesday when he drove off in a 1972 Ford pickup.
Florida Highway Patrol officer Gerald Triplett reported that same pickup was found abandoned on the bridge a few feet from where Jones jumped. On the truck's dashboard, Triplett found Jones' wallet and a Father's Day card that had the words, "Love, Your Son," on the inside.
Jones dropped nearly 200 feet from the center of the bridge before crashing into the water and swimming 40 yards to some rocks attached to a support pillar.
Jones, an inventor, was in business with Viable Products L.C. in Tampa. In 1999, he received a patent from the U.S. Patent Office for an invention called the Sock Locker, designed to keep pairs of socks together while being washed. He sold the idea to Viable Products.
Jeffrey Gitto, a business associate of Jones, said he was unsuccessful in attempts to reach Jones over the past two months.
"Hanns was very conscious about what people thought of him or his ideas," said Gitto, who has known Jones for six years.
According to Llano, Jones had been staying with him off and on for the last six months and had recently gotten a job as a part-time bathroom valet at Mons Venus, a nude-dance club in Tampa.
Llano said girlfriend troubles often brought Jones to his home. "As far as I know, he had no where else to go," said Llano.
06.12.01, ©
St. Petersburg Times, By TODD WRIGHT, Leap from Skyway changes his
life:
"I was just happy to be alive," says a man who survived a 200-foot
suicide jump into the water. To Hanns Jones, his 200-foot freefall from
the Sunshine Skyway bridge on May 30 was a scene unfolding in slow motion.
At first, he felt like a bird in flight, relaxed and calm while admiring
the rays cutting through the clouds. Then, as the unforgiving blue water
drew nearer, Jones felt his muscles tense, bracing for a fatal impact.
"Right before impact I realized that this was a bad idea," said Jones,
35. Jones crashed feet-first into the water, the force ripping his clothes
from his body. He briefly lost consciousness, and he thought he was dead.
As he surged to the surface, the image of his 17-month-old son, Braner,
reawakened him. "I saw his eyes and I said, "There is no way I'm not going
to make it to those rocks,' " Jones said. With fractured ribs and a collapsed
left lung, Jones managed to swim to rocks some 40 yards away. "I was just
happy to be alive. All my problems washed away in my mind," he said. When
he reached the rocks, Jones could feel the intense pain from his injured
ribs. He could not raise his arms above his shoulders. He only hoped that
help would come. "I thought to myself, "I really did it this time,' " Jones
said. Help arrived minutes later from the St. Petersburg FireDepartment
and U.S. Coast Guard. Jones was rushed toBayfront Medical Center, where
he remains under 24 hour supervision. The fall also ruptured his spleen
and fractured a vertebra in his neck, which requires him to wear a halo
for the next two months. Jones said his brush with death has helped him
realize the preciousness of life and the importance of his role in the
lives of his four children. "I was ashamed of myself because I don't want
my kids to grow up without a father like I did," said Jones, who called
the St. Petersburg Times to tell his story. "I care a hell of alot now
if I live or not." Jones said it was a lack of knowledge about his father
that ultimately pushed him to consider killing himself. An inventor, Jones
has been looking for his father for years, but has found no information
about him. A last-ditch effort toget a picture of his father turned up
empty, pushing Jones into a depressed state. A Father's Day card that Jones
carries around for sentimental value was found in the 1972 Ford pickup
truck that he drove to the span of the bridge. Jones said matters only
got worse when he and his girlfriend broke up the night before. "Without
love, it's like someone pulled the plug on life," said Jones. "I didn't
care whether I lived or died." Jones says financial difficulties put a
further strain on the relationship with his girlfriend. All of his money
and time was devoted to working on his inventions, he said. "It was like
pulling teeth. As an inventor, you either make it or starve, and I was
starving," said Jones, who in 1999 received a patent for an invention called
the Sock Locker, designed to keep pairs of socks together while being washed.
He sold the idea to Viable Products L.C. in Tampa. Jones said the combination
of personal and professional difficulties took him to the top of the bridge
where, in recent years, as many as a dozen people a year have jumped to
their deaths. The number rose from six in 1996 to eight in1997, then to
12 in 1998 and 1999. The Skyway has the reputation of being a magnet for
suicides. It's the third-deadliest bridge in the country for suicides,
after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and San Diego's Coronado Bridge.
Jones is among a rare few who survived. Records show that five people have
survived their leaps since the bridge opened in 1987. Given a second chance,
Jones says he will stop his search for his father and focus on being a
father himself. After being released from the hospital, Jones plans to
move in with his sister in Missouri, where he can try to piece things back
together. His passion, however, remains inventing. "I am what I am," said
Jones. "I wouldn't give up inventing for anything."
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| 02.17.05, Lynn-Marie C., St. Petersburg, Florida, I read about Hanns Jones in the newspaper that day, went to see him at the hospital and told him I would find his Father. He had never met him, but had left that Father's Day card on the dashboard of his truck. In 6 days his father, Mr. Jones was located. About 6 months later Hanns flew out west and he and his Father were reunited. I was so happy for him! He still keeps in touch with us to this day, constantly expressing his gratitude for the chance to "see my Father's Eyes." |
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| jumper #5: 05.19.01, 06:00pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies |
winner: Eric F., Sarasota, FL.
guessed: 05.19.01, 10:40pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies
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| thank you, jumpnews
reporters: david z., oldsmar; dawn, clearwater;
and paul s., sarasota.
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©
St. Petersburg Times, published May 20, 2001, Man commits suicide by
jumping from bridge.
A man parked his car on the Sunshine Skyway bridge
and jumped to his death Saturday night, according to the Florida
Highway Patrol. He has not been identified, said
Lt. Bruce Doras. He was wearing orange shorts and no shirt. A boater pulled
the body from the center of the channel after the suicide was reported
at 7:14 p.m. But the man could not be revived by paramedics, according
to the U.S. Coast Guard.
©
St. Petersburg Times, published May 21, 2001, Officials identify man
who jumped from bridge.
TAMPA - Authorities have identified the man who
they say jumped off the highest span of the Sunshine Skyway bridge
to his death Saturday night. He is Justin Berrett, 21, of Longboat Key
in Manatee County. Berrett's body, clad only in orange shorts, was pulled
from the water under the bridge by a boater at 7:14 p.m. Saturday.
©Bradenton
Herald, MANATEE - A body recovered from Tampa Bay on Saturday was that
of a 21-year-old computer technician for the Bradenton Herald, a Hillsborough
County
sheriff's spokesman confirmed Sunday. The investigation into the death
of Justin Berrett of Longboat Key continues pending final autopsy results,
Sgt. Alan Hill said. The cause of death has not been released. A Florida
Highway Patrol trooper reported finding Berrett's abandoned Dodge Durango
on the center span of the Sunshine Skyway bridge about 6 p.m. Saturday.
During the past two years, Berrett had made his mark as a computer technician
at the Herald and his death shocked coworkers. "He was bright, full of
life, just a kid who had everything going for him. He had almost a photographic
memory when it came to computers. He was able to soak it all in and put
it all together," said Information Systems Director Mike McNall, Berrett's
mentor at the Herald. "He was way beyond his years in just dealing with
technology and people. He was respected by people not only at the Herald
but at Knight Ridder (the Herald's parent company). Guys at corporate would
ask him questions. He was very respected by a large group of people," McNall
said. Berrett was in line for a promotion, McNall said. "His knowledge
far exceeded his job title and position. He was totally psyched about being
promoted." Funeral arrangements were incomplete Sunday.
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| 06.16.07, Kim, Longboat Key, FL., Justin Berrett Was my brother. They spelled his name wrong in the article. Could you please correct this?
It's Justin Berrett, not Barrett. Thanks. (done.)
He and I grew up on Longboat Key and lived with my mom and grandmother. My mom told me about this website and I thought I would add a few things about him. He and I were on the outs for many years, but I still loved him. He called alomst all of his relatives a week before he jumped jsut to say "Hi". The last thing he said to me was that I was a disappointment to the family and that I needed to get on with my life. I lived in Utah at the time and was going to school at Utah State University. He was dating a girl named Tiffany who wore Hot pink to the funeral. She broke up with him right before he jumped. I personally blame her. She stole his CD's out of the car when we were at the funeral parlor making arrangements for his funeral. What a bitch. Some of the CDs I gave him were in there too. He left 5 suicide notes. All very incoherrant. He was intoxicated. He left the engine running. He wore his bathing suit. The day before he went up there and called Diana
B. (last name deleted.) who apparently talked him off of the bridge. He said "I can see the waves, I can't do it when I can see the waves." He spent the next day at adventure island with Diana and other friends and then jumped that evening. Why didn't she tell anyone. She didn't think he was serious I'm sure, but its all over now. My mom didn't take the news well. None of us did. i was crying so hard in the airport from Utah to Florida that they bumped me and my mom up to first class. I've never been in first class before this happened. I miss him and even though it was 6 years ago It still feels like it just happened. I miss him.
(we are sorry for your family's loss. it's one of those
things that never goes away. it gets redundant to constantly point this out to
those thinking about suicide, but what more can we say. thanks for the story.
hang in there, kim.)
04.14.08, Diana B., Bradenton Fl., I have known about this site for many years but have not visited in a long time. I wish to make a few corrections regarding the death of Justin Berrett. His siter Kim left some words a year or two ago. Some of the events are not accurrate. She mentioned that I talked him off the bridge. True, it was Thursday. We spent Friday night with a group of friends. Saturday he boated and I was not a part of this like she claims. I did tell someone about what happended Thursday against Justin's wishes. Justin also told me he told his grandmother he was having suicidal thoughts. Justin told me he had an appointment with a Doctor on Monday. I did feel a sense of reposponsibility to say something. At 21 years old we are not equipped to deal with such heavy situations effectively. When Justin told me he was seeking medical help, I believed him. We had contact every single day for years and he had never lied to me. Why would I think this any different? It was just as much a shock to me as everyone else. But please don't think I sat idlely by and did nothing. When it comes down to it, if someone wants to end their life, they will find a way.
(we are sure this was very traumatic for you. it was not
up to you to read his mind and determine what his intentions were. he was a
troubled man and in the end, he made up his mind to jump all by himself. it's
apparent that many knew he was suicidal. how many of them feel like they could
of done something? just what could they have done? 24 hour suicide watch? how
long can that go on? even if you talked him into jumping, it still would not
be your fault. the suicidal always calls the shots at self-death and only they
are to blame. we wish you well.)
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| jumper #4: 04.01.01, 11:13pm, female, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies |
winner: brian, montville
guessed: 04.02.01, 4:00am, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
lives
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| thank you, jumpnews
reporter: dawn, clearwater. |
©
St. Petersburg Times, published April 4, 2001, Woman who jumped from
Skyway identified.
The person who jumped to her death late Sunday
from the Sunshine Skyway bridge has been identified as a 37-year-old Oldsmar
woman. Coast Guard searchers found the body of Iwona J. Rozanski of
(address withheld) about
8 a.m. Monday, 4 miles southwest of the bridge, said Petty Officer Harry
Craft. The Florida Highway Patrol was notified about 11 p.m. Sunday about
an abandoned car on the bridge, Craft said. The patrol found a woman's
purse and a set of keys on the front seat. |
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| jumper #3: 03.20.01, 2:30pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies |
winner: Montoya, Walnut, CA.
guessed: 03.21.01, 5:20pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies
comments: I hope it's my ex husband! |
| thank you, jumpnews
reporter: david z., oldsmar. |
| ©
St. Petersburg Times, published March 21, 2001, ST. PETERSBURG -- About
2:40 p.m., authorities started to get phone calls about a 1999 Dodge van
that had been abandoned at the top of the Skyway. Its engine was running,
and a door was open. As police drove to check it out, the U.S. Coast Guard
was contacted by a boater who had seen a body in the channel beneath the
bridge, according to Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services. A rescue
boat found a man's body shortly before 4 p.m., said Hillsborough County
sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter. No one saw the man jump. Authorities
had not positively identified the body by Tuesday night.
©
St. Petersburg Times, 03.23.01, Skyway jumper identified as Fort Myers man, 78.
Police have identified the man who jumped to his death from the
Sunshine Skyway bridge on Tuesday as William R. Copeland, 78, of Fort Myers.
Hillsborough County sheriff's investigators say Copeland parked his 1999 Dodge
van on the southbound side of the Skyway's center span about 2:40 p.m.
Tuesday. He left the van running with the keys in the ignition, got out and
jumped.
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| jumper #2: 03.10.01, 11:30pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies |
winner: Thoma, Cortez, Fl.
guessed: 03.10.01, 4:20pm, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies
comments: The bridge is too low. |
| thank you, jumpnews
reporter: david z., oldsmar as well as:
03.12.01, Bob S., Tampa, FL.: I was fishing on Skyway Fishing pier. A ton of
firetrucks and cops showed up, one paramedic said there was a jumper and
they were looking for the body. There was also a white Ford pickup truck
parked at the top of the bridge.
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| ©
St. Petersburg Times, published March 12, 2001, ST. PETERSBURG -- The
body of a St. Petersburg man believed to have jumped from the Sunshine
Skyway bridge was found in Tampa Bay early Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard
reported. The man's identity has not been released, pending notification
of his family. A motorist saw the man jumping from the bridge about 11:30
p.m. Saturday and called authorities. The man's car was found at the top
of the bridge. The body was found about 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Coast Guard Petty
Officer Dave Cameron said. |
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| jumper #1: 02.28.01, 2:00am, female, no hotline phones, hit water,
lives |
winner: David B., Southampton, England
guessed: 02.28.01, 12am, male, no hotline phones, hit water,
dies
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| (thanks to all the jumpnews
form filler outers.) |
| Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office:
the jumper was Julie Nieves, 59,
Largo, Fl., On February 28, 2001, Ms. Nieves apparently drove her vehicle
onto the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, northbound, and struck the retaining wall
approximately 6/10 of a mile south of the center span. The Florida Highway
Patrol discovered her vehicle, abandoned. The Coast Guard and the Sheriff’s
Marine Unit began a search for driver of the vehicle. At 10:00 a.m., a
crabber discovered Ms. Nieves, alive, approximately 1.6 miles south of
the bridge in the bay. She was treated for hypothermia and transported
to Bayfront Medical Center. She was held under the Baker Act by investigators.
At the location where the vehicle crashed, there is a 50 foot drop to the
water line. Investigators have been unable to determine if the victim jumped
off the bridge intentionally or fell off accidentally. |
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St. Petersburg Times, Mar 1, 2001; A Largo woman survived after either falling or jumping 50 feet off
the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and then treading water for about six hours
Wednesday. A crabber found the 59-year-old woman in the bay about 1.6 miles
south of the bridge. She was treated for hypothermia and transported to
Bayfront Medical Center. She will be forced to undergo psychiatric treatment
under Florida's Baker Act. But authorities say they don't know whether
the woman jumped or fell. Though Hillsborough County sheriff's investigators
have spoken with her, she hasn't helped them unravel the mystery, said
Hillsborough sheriff's spokesman Lt. Rod Reder. "She's not helping," he
said. "She wasn't making sense." The Times typically does not identify
people committed under the Baker Act. Deputies said the chain of events
began early Wednesday morning when the woman apparently drove her vehicle
onto the bridge and struck a retaining wall about six-tenths of a mile
south of the center span. Florida Highway Patrol troopers found her vehicle
about 4:10 a.m. and looked on the bridge, but found no sign of the woman.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the sheriff's marine unit were summoned to search
the waters. They found no sign of her. The crabber found the woman about
10 a.m. Reder said there is about a 50-foot drop to the water in the area
where the woman is thought to have gone over the bridge. |
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