A bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip, officials say.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip, officials said.
“The woman tried to hang on. There was a bystander nearby who tried to help her, but tragically she fell five or six stories below where she died landing on concrete,” West Palm Beach police spokesperson Mike Jachles said. The Florida Department of Transportation maintains the bridge, but the bridge tenders are staffed by a private state contractor.
The bridge is equipped with bells and whistles to alert drivers and pedestrians that the drawbridge is going up.
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