Person jumps from Mackinac Bridge, dies. What we know

One particular person died on Tuesday, November 4, after leaping from the Mackinac Bridge, the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned on November 5.

Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Bryan Hookana confirmed the fatality however mentioned few particulars can be launched as a result of police “do not need to encourage copycats.”

St. Ignace and Mackinaw Metropolis police “responded to an incident on the bridge on Tuesday round 1:10 p.m. and changed into a dying investigation,” Hookana mentioned.

The investigation remains to be ongoing.

The middle of the Mackinac Bridgea suspension bridge connecting Michigan’s peninsulas is about 150 toes above the water, in accordance with the Mackinac Bridge Authority. Police can’t say at what level throughout the flight the particular person jumped.

Suicides are uncommon on the Mackinac Bridge as a result of foot traffic is not allowed And vehicles are not allowed to stop or making U-turns, in accordance with the Mackinac Bridge Authority.

Fatal accidents among employees have been reported. From 1954 to 1956, 5 males died on the Mackinac Bridge throughout building, and in 1997 a bridge painter fell and drowned.

One automotive is understood to have pushed over the aspect of the bridge, leading to a dying in 1989.

The Staatsblad typically doesn’t report on most suicide incidents, however does so on this case as a result of public nature of the incident.

Contact Sarah Moore @ smoore@lsj.com