BERLIN—German authorities said Tuesday rescue teams have recovered the body of a woman who was swept off a bridge by floods in Bavaria, German news agency dpa reported. They are still searching for a second person who was also swept off the bridge by sudden floods in southern Germany the previous day. Eight other people…
Illinois Officer Dies Trying to Stop Fleeing Car on Bridge
BROOKLYN, Ill.—An Illinois police officer died early Wednesday while trying to stop a car fleeing police into Missouri, authorities said. The officer from Brooklyn was struck around 3 a.m. on the McKinley Bridge, which connects the two states. He was setting up stop sticks, which flatten tires, when he was struck by a red Dodge…
Officers Spot ‘Distraught’ Woman About to Leap Off Bridge Into Traffic, Pull Her Back Just in Time
Two Florida police officers saved a life after responding to a call on the morning of June 15 of a distressed woman on a highway overpass. The officers pulled her away from the ledge just in time. Fort Pierce Police Officers Casey Miklosh and Hayden Willis credit trust and teamwork for the successful save. Afterward,…
Woman Once Suicidal Now Posts Notes of Hope on Bridge for Those in Need—Saves 28 Lives in 3 Years
A woman in Sunderland, northern England, who once contemplated suicide is now helping others in that dire situation by attaching notes of hope to the Wearmouth Bridge where she came near to jumping, herself, years ago. Paige Hunter, 21, has attached to the bridge more than 1,000 notes—which she handwrites, laminates, and ties with a…
Therapy Dog Helps Prevent a Distressed Woman From Taking Her Own Life on a Motorway Bridge
A young woman who was contemplating taking her life found the incentive she needed to retreat from the edge of a motorway bridge when she met a therapy dog. The dog has now been hailed as “amazing” for his role in helping save her life. The distressed woman was spotted standing on a footbridge over…
Mississippi River Traffic Resumes Under Damaged Bridge
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday. The Arkansas Department of Transportation, meanwhile, said a video taken by an inspector two years ago…
Discovery of Large Bridge Crack Forces US Coast Guard to Shut Down Part of Mississippi River
Authorities were forced to close a bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Arkansas and Tennessee after a crack was discovered on the bottom of the bridge truss, prompting the U.S. Coast Guard to halt boat traffic in the area. The Hernando de Soto Bridge, which includes Interstate 40, connecting West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee,…
Witness Rescues Girl From Maryland Bay After Crash on Bridge
OCEAN CITY, Md.—A witness to a five-vehicle crash on a Maryland bridge jumped into a bay and rescued a 2-year-old girl who had been ejected into the water while still in her car seat, according to authorities. The girl was thrown from a pickup truck on the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City on Sunday…
Passerby Talks Suicidal Man Down From Edge of Bridge: ‘I Wasn’t There to Judge Him’
A compassionate good Samaritan from North Carolina is being recognized as a hero after talking a suicidal man down from an interstate bridge. Anthony “Buzz” Brown, a leak detection specialist from the city of Asheville, was crossing a bridge over Interstate 40 off Sand Hill Road on March 3 when he spotted a stranger in distress. “My…
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