Florida Woman Plummets To Her Death After Falling Through Gap On Opening Drawbridge 

I agree. No matter the cause, what a tragic and heartbreaking outcome. We all make mistakes 😔

long live Brian 🙏🏽

Vivian... Did you *tell* Brian all these things *to his face* while he was still ALIVE? Be honest (not to us necessarily, but to yourself).

@@ChineduOpara is it just your thing to go and act all holier than thow and be passive aggressive in the comment section? Do you realize that you are being incredibly cruel? Self reflection is great. Let's start with ourselves. Make sure you worry about yourself from now on and not other ppl that you don't even know. If you want to point the finger of judgemet. Start with your lame self

@@ChineduOpara What is wrong with you? I say this sincerely, get some help. It’s not normal to attack a grieving person like that.

She could of survived if she pencil dived

@@hehehaha4577 she fell onto concrete bro?

I'm pretty sure our body is smart enough to shut itself down during the fall

@@onmyownwave1641 eh idk idts not if you're fighting for your life like she was but hopefully you're right

@@hehehaha4577 😂😂😂

You’re right. It’s a good thing that none of this is

@SocknFlipFlops spit on trolls

@SocknFlipFlops 🤭

@SocknFlipFlops I

@SocknFlipFlops LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣

They really need to fully examine what happened.

Then thats the city's fault they shoulda been had it checked out first time it didn't alarm

@@justinlucas8900 I've been on the bridge when it started going up without warning. That was years ago

Folks always judging

Her being old explains a lot

The poor lady probably was hard of hearing or maybe deaf … 🥺😢 she’s elderly …

Yeah those things don’t move all too fast, plenty of time to make it to the side railings to ladder down slowly or even make some distance back down if not all the way. But you can’t do either when you’re old.

@@OP-er3fg ya it makes me so sad. Once I learned she was a senior it all made sense. She probably couldn’t walk as fast let alone run. Poor lady I really hope she Rest In Peace and condolences to her family 😔

How, it wasn’t fam. All he could do. Can’t die with em.

I have a big 🐓

They probably feel horrible like ptsd possibilities from not saving her..... so scary, sad and heartbreaking

Maybe they feel like a hero since they tried to help versus taking out there phone and recording.

@Gmail User I mean there are plenty of people who feel guilty after trying to help someone and not succeeding. Survivors guilt is very real. Most people who are deeply empathetic feel intense sadness when events like this take place. Especially if they see the victim’s life come to an end right in front of their eyes. It’s a very sad situation, I hope the eyewitness has a good support system🙏🏿💞

@Paul Knowles careful not to cut yourself on that edge.

@@jakeb1078 nice

On a bridge? How tragic🙏🏽😔

@EmMy he killed himself? Why?

@@lamarcolvin8833 a lot of people do, theres never just a single reason

@EmMy my condolences. Sending lots of love n light your way💫💞

@@Luke-yd7wk I’ve thought about it, but nature is what keeps me engaged with this earth experience. Reminds me how magical this experience is and I would never take myself away from it no matter how much I hurry.

😑

PTSD is very probable for that individual, I hope he/she gets help at the earliest signs 🙏.

@Based Madara 😣

lol you snowflakes get ptsd for anything. Seeing someone get hit by a train is much worse

@@matthewanthony4606 exactly all these snowflakes getting "traumatizied" by aything, doctors experience horrifirc deaths everyday and they try their best to help you dont see them crying like little babies and getting "trumatizied" they keep it moving and on to the next day.

People die everyday. Has nothing to do with final destination 🙄

@@NightOwlOfMiami the bridge scene babygirl

@@NightOwlOfMiami it's a movie beavis

@@NightOwlOfMiami FAIL LMAO

@@NightOwlOfMiami noob

You can't really have a 10 minute warning....that's just not possible.

I was thinking that as well.

there not blind

There are lights as well

....that’s one of the measures that they have, he was saying that before any of the other ones even come into play, the arms coming down to block and the guy doing the visual checks, prior to that the bells go off.

@@AaronTaylor2nd there where?

It was only one woman

omg ikr

@@thechiefcommander3896 nice one edge lord

@@teslajayde9641 what do you mean?

@@thechiefcommander3896 Your initial comment just sounded like someone trying to troll just for the sake of it

She knew her end was coming? tf Do you mean?

@@goddammitboi she was hanging on before she fell

@@goddammitboi bc she was hanging on. What do you not understand?

@@goddammitboi just think it’s that simple

Must be the worst feeling a human can experience hope she has external peace after that

Thoughts and prayers won't bring her back.

That would only make too much sense. So you wont find that in the US. And you certainly wont find that in Florida. Frankly, with the exception of 2 or 3 major cities, we have the infrastructure of a 3rd world country.

Usually drawbridge is open over water and if there is a tall masted ship or a sailboat coming through your nets are not gonna do anything except impede the movement of tall masted sailing vessels

@@carryfreak5059 yeah under the center of the bridge it wouldn't work. But at the edges, since she fell onto concrete I'm assuming that's where it happened. So at least some safety nets over the concrete portions.

@@ashtonr6751 Ok. I’ll go with you on that.

She could have climbed down the side, she’s just stupid

@@aisha-3857 she’s also dead 🤯

@@aisha-3857 people were saying she was in her 70s, so no she probably couldn’t climb down

She was old and probably didn’t hear a thing.

@@debbiecopello1583 atleast she got to live her life to the fullest its sad even then

Yeah it seems like they are saying it’s her fault without knowing what really happened.

Some times retreating is ones wisest CHOICE.

These bridges open so slow. She must've been screaming noooooooo for like a steady 2 minutes instead of just turning around. Some people just don't have survival instincts and she's one of them

I would've jumped on my bike and started rolling down, she had to have felt the whole bridge shaking and moving, I would've jumped off the side and into water, it's like she just stood there and waited to die

@@gabrielgalaxygh, I agree with you, it's her fault. But as expected there are people who will always try to shift the blame to where it does not belong. She earned her Darwin Award.

Repent to Jesus Christ “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:4‬ ‭NIV‬‬

@@believeinjesus6972 if god exist why didn’t he do any thing he could have easily made the bridge malfunction .

That thought just made me shiver… and you’re right. Peace to her and her family.

Yup a horrible way to go. She probably was just enjoying her day until the ground opened up and she died

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I would've been BEEN running like a MOFO to get to the end!💯✔️ ONLY 10ft??run or die🤦

Duh!!

That's what I thought too. So very sad, that's just unimaginable. 😧

The USA in 2022 is a cesspool.

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You can't fix stupid

Earbuds

They're trying to put the blame on the draw bridge operator for not checking to ensure the bridge is clear before pulling up the bridge.

@@bobbymoss6160 It's their job.

@@AmyCeleste I agree with you. And prayers to the family.

Same here always remember when we would go on vacations with my parents. I was always asking if the bridge would go up.

It's not ageist to acknowledge that most people slow down to some degree as they get older. I was wondering why she didn't hang on to the safety rail, but if she was 79 she might had had arthritis or otherwise not have had the strength to maintain her grip. I assumed from the story she was an oblivious twentysomething with her attention on her phone and earbuds drowning out the sound of the alarms--which was ageist of me, like no middle-aged people ever do that.

​@@leanbeam1314 Do you have her family's address because I would like to write them in person and apologize for for this most egregious offense

@@texasred2702 yes its sexist to acknowledge that men are more physically adept then women

@Katelynn Stewart While its true we lose muscle mass as we age, she may have maintained hers through weight bearing exercise. Everyone is different.

It’s up to the operator to move the bridge not anyone on the bridge

The vivid opening SMH omg 5 stories to her death on concrete

She brought it on herself. May she have enjoyed her ride. May she have recently got a piece because there is no peace in death. Unless she was your Ex, then thank God.

If her family cared, she'd be alive. Don't give them anything.

The report says the investigation is still ongoing and their checking cameras, so that will shed light on exactly what happened.

Wrong place, wrong TIME. . NO OTHER ANSWER

@@jasonthomas2714 Americans just expressing their freedoms ... Ya know

@@jasonthomas2714 If you're impatient and incurious, hey good for you. But it's okay to wonder why a woman would ignore all the signs and why the person operating the bridge didn't see her. People are speculating lots of things, from distraction to just not understanding the gravity of the warning.

@@muvaofpearl yes agreed. . Emphasis on "gravity".✔️

I hope that bridge operator is charged with manslaughter, but America is descending to 3rd world so i doubt it

It's both. She did something wrong and it is a tragedy. She shouldn't have crossed over when the lights were flashing, bells ringing, and barrier was up.

@@Pugetwitch right. just saying, maybe she had headphones on or something, sometimes we get too deep in our thoughts and aren't paying attention to our surroundings.

@@soapa4279 she was 79 years old. I’m sure she didn’t have earbuds in

@@soapa4279 Then that's her own fault, other signs other than bells as well

Start wearing a parachute when your at the bridge in case it flips just jump out your car and fly off to safety.

Oh my what if you are stuck in traffic 😱

@@ramir332 What a terrific idea! I can't believe this isn't a Florida law by now.

Right because speeding is the correct course of action to take.🤦‍♂️ Typical stupid FL drivers at their best.

Speeding on a bridge is a literal death sentence. Stop drinking the water down there.

Even then, whenever I cycle across the draw bridge near my place I ALWAYS ALWAYS look at the traffic light even if I know it's still green. I just don't know why people refuse to pay attention to really simple details.

Either that or she was just distracted by something stupid.

Yea, you can ignore the world , but sometimes the world does not ignore you.

Lmfao. Im sure she fuked up somehow. Yet they fail to admit it was her fault

@@AbeusMaximus by her own stupidity yeah

I’m scared to drive across any bridge. This is tragic Frfr

Yes, something about bridges freak me out, too. I dont like to be over them or under them.

I agree I used to live in that area and I can't stand it

@@Marie68886 I agree, I will drive any highway but when it comes to the bridges/tunnels I’m 😱 and I can’t wait to get over this fear because it stops me from traveling which I love to do, I guess I’ll keep praying on it🙏🏽…any suggestions how to get over this would also be helpful???

@@DrineThePoet same here. I always would take another route to go to the beach. Smh

When I was young (maybe 10) I was in FL. I always walked ahead of my group if I knew where I was going, and I ended up on the bridge before the bar came down. Honestly, I don't remember hearing a bell/warning or seeing lights, but I do remember feeling the bridge pull up while I was on it. Ran back to my group and had to jump the gap. My aunt grabbed and held me til it was over, and a bystander starting yelling at me for being stupid. I've been terrified of walking on bridges in general ever since!

Wow

Whoa. Yeah a bridge isn't like a crosswalk. They should definitely make it so nobody can accidentally be on the bridge while it's going up. That's terrifying and it seems like there isn't much safety information about what to do if you're in that situation. Terrible. She was biking at 79. Sounds like she still had a lot more life to live. Rip.

Yea, I cant imagine being an elderly or disabled person walking across that bridge…

How much time did u have after the initial warning? I'm just curious

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Prayers 4 the family..Loved 1's are hard 2 loose...

exactly all these snowflakes getting "traumatizied" by aything, doctors experience horrifirc deaths everyday and they try their best to help you dont see them crying like little babies and getting "trumatizied" they keep it moving and on to the next day.

@@fitnesspoint2006 one day ur time will come and i pray its soon snow flake

@@fitnesspoint2006 Doctors are given a lot of training for how to handle that situation and a lot of them still can't deal with it. Most doctors work in fields where they are less likely to witness tragic deaths than gas station attendants.

@@johnsharkey2948 Go pray also for Model Lashawna Threatt to 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Because she was probably on her phone.

GREAT IDEA!!! Maybe you could suggest it to the people in charge of the bridge? Public officials? News? Mayor etc!

@@pinkrose5796 great idea but it will cost money which they will not want to spend.

Give something for kids to play with

In other word, racing for the bottom and catch the lowest common denominators ...

Or just run back down. 🤷‍♀️ Seems like a natural instinct.

79 years old don't think she was wearing ear buds

Why would someone do that?

Wow. A cyclist fell from a bridge in Miami last year. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T_8oyrMikl4.html

I heard that same story on the 27th Ave Bridge. But that it was a pregnant lady.

@@tonyabrookes9931 this is America! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Often so boats can get by ( can’t fit under bridge).

Really? You don't know the purpose of a drawbridge? They lift to allow boats and ships to pass in the waterway.

Same, I was terrified of the Chicago bridges growing up. I can’t help but picture it happening in Chicago

How fast do the bridges go up?

I've seen a few videos of cars getting stuck while the bridge is going up. One lady died when her suv was raised up and it slid off.

The bell means fkn stop! Nothing to fear, it’s like a red light in traffic. Is this a new concept? Jesus, there is literally a visual and audio message of when it’s safe to cross, half a million deaf and or blind people make this commute all the time. This lady was either on her cell, not paying attention or on something. .

April P Those childhood fears are often heightened awareness and instinctive signals to avoid something dangerous. I've had them too.

I don’t understand where the gap is, other than between the two roads at the very top.

There's a gap where the 'hinge' is too.

Why would he get traumatized?

@@user-uq9eu5pf5h He tried to save the woman and ended up watching her plummet 6 stories to her death. Who would be traumatized after that.

@@user-uq9eu5pf5h Survivor’s guilt. He’s probably going to ask himself “what if I did this or that to save her” and realize he can’t change the past.

@@user-uq9eu5pf5h im with you.. I dont see how he would be traumatized for the rest of his life.

@@autosaver yea hes going to say.. Why didnt i fly up there and save her. Your absolutely right.

People like her and you are why they have to put warnings on car batteries, not to drink the acid..

@@ryanhosted3051 People like you have no values or principles.

shame on you for being so judgy, you were not there

It's like when people get hit by trains. Yes, there are sometimes the 1% of situations where something went wrong. But the other 99% are people who think their time is too valuable so they ignore safety warnings. This situation seems like it could easily be in the 1%, but a month later and there are still no updates on what any of the witnesses said happened.

Its called NATURAL SELECTION, Smart prople should be the only one to propagate their genes, not those stupid ones

People are just so full of hatred these days. I can’t imagine hearing the story of another human being going through something as horrific as this and my first impulse being to say such terrible things about them.

@@mevavideos5922 Agreed. Society has lost it's way. Compassion is a thing of the past for many, sadly.

There's really not much to do the lady probably just wasn't paying attention

@@hayleyrobinson7137 The bridge operator on duty should have seen her. Plenty you can do: Increase camera surveillance, add another person to the watch, add more warning lights on top of sound, increase the wait time before the bridge goes up.

@@hayleyrobinson7137 We all make mistakes. Not worth losing a life over if we can prevent it through better preventative actions. You're probably guilty of making terrible decisions just as I am, and it will increase as you gain on in years. Guaranteed.

Why did they even let it up anyway???

@@VesperAegis your second comment is a perfect defense for the bridge operator.

FEAR TERROR AHHHHH SCARED

@@Rambam_Repertoire What?

@@brodyking7095 BE SCARED BE AFRAID THE WORLD IS DANGEROUS

Exactly listening with noise cancelling earbuds is an issue.

So we have established that the lady was blind, and was walking around wearing noise canceling headphones lol some weirdos just have to argue god damned everything right.

Then maybe you shouldn’t be going over a drawbridge unaided? How do you let something like this happen?

Well if ur blind and deaf. U have no business being on a bike on the road.

So true

Exactly,that's what I was thinking

Probably using headphones

I wouldn't walk a bike across that kind of bridge anyway, I would ride across ASAP. And, why didn't she notice that no cars were on the bridge???? THAT'S THE SIGN SOMETHING BAD IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, NO CARS ON A BRIDGE THAT LIFTS!!!!!

The camera show the lady was crossing the bridge. toward the end of the bridge the bridge started going up . Camera also show draw bridge lady was sleeping and had her foot on the up button. My condolences to the family . Rip 🙏

😳😳😬😟😟😢😢😱😱😔😔

@@bryanlam9886 lmao

@@bryanlam9886 😯😯😯😯

Yes, I'm having trouble understanding why she walked towards a moving bridge

+1

I dont think they know

@Oye but then how did the bystander try and help her? Where was the bystander standing?

@@gavip24 I don't get it either. We need more details.

This

LMAO it's 2022, bro. You actually expect journalists to do their job and follow up on stories? They've already moved on to the next thing that will generate clicks and comments.

Yes I’m confused

She wasn't in the middle of the bridge. She was 10ft from the barrier arms. When the bridge raised up, she fell through the 'hinge' and landed on concrete under the bridge.

I’ll even go out of my way to avoid taking the bridges sometime. I’d rather take 94 or LSD and deal with the traffic.

I live in Chicago. I always walk across as fast as I can. The one on Michigan Ave is the better one, right by the Tribune building and NBC tower. People stop there to take pictures all the time. It's well lit at night, very busy, and the nicer bridge out of all of them. Less scary than the rest in my opinion. Maybe because it's surrounded by so much beauty. 😍 So I'm more relaxed on that bridge whether walking or driving. I definitely feel safer. I have no doubt that the moment I hear the warnings ⚠️ and see all the flashing lights, there's enough time to get off the bridge to safety. If you're seasoned, you can actually look up and see the bridge operator looking down at all the people trying to cross in time. Those guys are on their A game. But even so, I've been stuck at the crossing of the Congress bridge before behind the gates. It is quite a sight to witness the bridge raise in front of you. 😲 I've imagined being stuck at the top and not making it in time and my car sliding down backwards and getting stuck in the hinge opening. 😱 But, I think I would rather be in my car than on foot because it would be inevitable to not fall into the water. How to you position yourself on the way down to grab onto the ledge and then actually hang on? And you'd still need to be rescued BEFORE the bridge goes back down. Otherwise you're losing limbs or life or both. It would take a miracle of divine intervention to pull that off. This stuff is what nightmares are made of. So, I always proceed with caution over bridges.