Woman Falls 6 Stories To Her Death After Drawbridge Unexpectedly Opens Beneath Her
perezhilton.comA Florida woman tragically fell “five or six stories” to her death after trying to cross a drawbridge — which unexpectedly opened while she was still on it.
The tragic incident occurred on Sunday in West Palm Beach, as the woman was walking her bicycle across the Royal Park Bridge in the coastal Florida city about 75 miles north of Miami. Related: 24-Year-Old Aussie Aspiring Olympian Found Dead After Going Missing According to reports, the woman was apparently “just ten feet away from the end of the bridge” when the draw mechanism began to lift.
Horrifically, she slipped through the rising gap in the road to her death. On Tuesday morning, according to WPBF, authorities confirmed the woman was 79 years old.
However, have not yet provided her name to the media. Mike Jachles, a West Palm Beach Police Department spokesperson, told news outlet WPTV that the woman tried as hard as she could to hang on once the bridge began to rise below her.
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