Rhode Island State Police confirmed that the recovery was associated with a suicide jump from the Newport/Claiborne Pell Bridge. A state trooper at the Wickford Barracks said the matter is under investigation by State Police and no other information is being released at this time. On Saturday morning, Newport Fire and Police Departments along with Rhode Island State Police responded to the area of Goat Island for a report of a dead body. She was discovered by passersby from the bridge, who contacted the Orange County Fire Authority. The Orange County Sheriff assisted on the call and confirmed that the woman was deceased in the creekbed. 5.Driver crashes on Mathews Bridge, jumps off of bridge; 6.Police investigating death of woman who jumped into Charles River 7.Woman Jumps to Death from - Kentucky State Police - Facebook; 8.KXAN News - Woman dies from fall off I-35 overpass near 9.UPDATE: Woman jumps off Bridge of Lions - St. Augustine Record March 30, 2022 RIP Verrazzano Bridge Jumper - March 29, 2022 A woman in her 20's jumped from the Verrazzano Bridge on Tuesday. ( Story here) Video footage from the bridge confirmed that the woman climbed over and jumped. On April 28, 1011, Deputy Joses Walehwa engaged a 21-year-old Trabuco Hills man on the bridge long enough for a crisis team to arrive and coax him to safety. Her sister, Mary Schaffer, said recent circumstances were "maxing out [McKay's] capacity to cope.". National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), Youth Crisis Hotline, 24 hours a day 1-800-HIT-HOME (448-4663). The Orange County Coroner has pegged her fatal injuries as occurring Tuesday. The initial call to the OCSD was 10:19 a.m. NEWPORT The body of a 30-year-old New Jersey man who jumped from the center span of the Newport Pell Bridge shortly after noon on Friday was recovered by Middletown firefighters in their Marine 1 fire boat about two hours later. The Coroner's office indicated an autopsy next week will determine the cause of death. The most recent successful suicide attempt was Aug. 4, 2010; Joseph Feeley, the second suicide in a four-month span, was not discovered until four days later. , Deputy Tim Africano climbed a fence about eight feet above the Banderas Bridge and grabbed a teenager who was on the other side; the boy went limp in an effort to fall and Africano straddled the fence and held the boy with one arm until additional officers arrived to assist pulling him up and over the fence. Flood, Evacuation Warning For Orange County Burn Area Tuesday, Rancho Santa Margarita 'Falls Back' As Daylight Saving Time Ends: 2022, Ditch The Junk At Dump Day Event In Rancho Santa Margarita, Social Security Seminar - Lake Forest Sports Park and Recreation Center, Holiday Gift Faire 2022: Sherman Gardens, Corona Del Mar. On March 30, Deputies Maria Bowman and Richard Oates approached a man on the railing of the Santa Margarita Parkway Bridge and talked him down. http://www.ocgov.com/ocgov/Health/Mental%20Health/Suicide%20Prevention. A 25-year resident of Lake Forest who had raised two children, she was identified through fingerprints. On June 12, 2011, Stephen Beckman jumped off the bridge and survived with critical injuries, only to jump off the Oso Parkway bridge on July 7, 2012, while his mother looked on. A Lake Forest woman who was last seen on Monday night has been identified as the victim of an apparent suicide jump off the Santa Margarita Parkway Bridge. The NYPD and U.S. Coast. 0:04. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Camera footage confirmed a woman jumped off the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge of the incident. The first occurred in November, 2005 when Jennifer Lee Hashimoto, 35, tried to retrieve an item that flew out of her car and hopped the interior railing thinking there was a median between the east and west spans; there is not. Ken Paiva (Newport) - In a troubling trend, a third person has jumped off a local bridge since late March. Her family indicated that and requested help from Orange County residents earlier this week to keep an eye out for her. The bridge, which rises about 63 feet overO'Neill Regional Parkand spansTrabuco Creek, has been the site of six deaths in the past, two accidental and four suicides. , Deputy Felipe Martinez tackled a despondent 20-year-old who was on the outside ledge of the Antonio Parkway Bridge at Caada Vista Park; other officers had distracted the man allowing Martinez to make the grab. Anyone contemplating suicide should immediately talk to a professional who is trained to guide individuals through pain and life crises. Orange County Suicide Prevention Resource page: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Local Toll free Number for Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation in Orange County - 24/7365: 866-830-6011 or 714-834-6900. A Lake Forest woman who was last seen on Monday night has been identified as the victim of an apparent suicide jump off the Santa Margarita Parkway Bridge. Editor's Note: Updates story with identity of the victim and background information. According to Major Laurie Ludovici of Rhode Island State Police, it is confirmed that a male jumped from the Newport/Claiborne Pell Bridge at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Officials later recovered the body after entering the water. Her disappearance was out of character and shocked family members, Schaffer said. "It did not look like a recent jump.". Rain Causes Flooding, Spinouts, Road Closures: OC Traffic Digest, 10K Gallons Of Sewage Leaks Into Newport Harbor, Prompting Closures, Laguna Niguel Man Fatally Hit By SUV In Huntington Beach Monday, Arson Suspect Accused Of Lighting 7 Trees On Fire In Lake Forest. For more information about suicide or help, consider the following: To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. McKay was 56. The body of Michele Ann McKay was found . They believed she might have headed for the beach after leaving her home on Monday, about 10 p.m. "To my knowledge, there were no witnesses to the event," said Lt. Brian Schmutz, chief of police services in Rancho Santa Margarita. Facial Sale at Spa Gregorie's! 0:58. Beckman was kept alive for several days so that organs from his body could be harvested. The matter is still under investigation and the name was not released by State Police on Saturday. Her family described the insurance claims adjuster as "distraught" and that recent financial and medical issues were the likely cause of her disappearance. The woman's car was left on the Brooklyn side - lower level of the bridge near 12:00 pm. He is believed to be the only known survivor from the Santa Margarita Parkway Bridge. Wearing workout attire and running shoes, McKay jumped mid-span from the inland side of the westbound lanes. Rancho Santa Margarita deputies, and those in nearby Las Flores, have been busy over the last few months. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The report of a bridge jumper this week came just six days after a 30-year-old New Jersey man jumped from the center span of the Pell Bridge on March 26. The body of Michele Ann McKay was found below the bridge Saturday, a little after 10 a.m., 63 feet below the main artery that connects Rancho Santa Margarita to Mission Viejo. Time to get glowing and $ave! 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