Jumper on London Bridge

[noxiousz28]

Some guy wearing a backpack, probably full of bricks, looked like he wanted to end his life by jumping of the bridge. Police had the road blocked and a couple patrol boats below. Anyone know if he jumped or police got him?

[Havasu1986]

What time and day. :confused: Just checked www.havasunews.com and nothing on there at all.

[pw_Tony]

That's horrible:(

[noxiousz28]

it was today at about 4:00 p.m ish

[Havasu1986]

it was today at about 4:00 p.m ish
Where the hell is Phebus...Hot Boats roving reporter at. :eek: :D

[bead]

and thought that was the best place to jump:D

[HavasuSelect]

I heard the bridge has been closed since 4. All those poor site 6 people are stuck.

[RiverRatMike]

Some guy wearing a backpack, probably full of bricks, looked like he wanted to end his life by jumping of the bridge. Police had the road blocked and a couple patrol boats below. Anyone know if he jumped or police got him?
stupid idiot!

[Havasu1986]

I heard the bridge has been closed since 4. All those poor site 6 people are stuck.
And the Marina, Crazy Horse, Nautical, Islander and other residents and the people that are trying to get on the lake for the fire works tonite. :(

[XtrmWakeborder]

Hopefully he jumped so the people who realize the gift of being alive could get on with theirs... idiot

[Havasu Hangin']

He's probably in more danger from heat stroke than drowning...it's not very deep there.

[RitcheyRch]

Someone sneak up behind him and push.

[Mtg Pro]

The jumper was Phebus

[Havasu1986]

The jumper was Phebus
I don't think he would be able to climb the 3 ft railing with his back. :D

[Jerrys59]

Heard it on the scanner. I think they got him.

[LHC30Victory]

I think they got him.
What does that mean?

[fatboy95]

The jumper was Phebus
Hopefully it was Nancy Pelosi in drag...........

[dragboat]

Hopefully it was Nancy Pelosi in drag...........
Keep hoping.;)

[KLEPTOW]

Fawker probably had a back pack full of fire works, Jumping was the best he could come up with when approached by LEO.

[svlperry]

it's in havasu news .com now

[shueman]

Man threatens to jump off bridge
By DAVID BELL
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 10:55 PM MST
A man who threatened to commit suicide by jumping from the London Bridge was talked off the ledge by police after almost an hour's negotiation Wednesday.
Lake Havasu City Police officers were able to convince the unidentified white male to surrender without incident or major injury.
“He was a distraught transient that had a knife and said he wanted to kill himself,” sad Police Lt. Dough Whitaker.
The man climbed over the railing on the south face of the bridge at the centermost point at about 3:50 p.m. When originally approached by an officer, the man reportedly injured himself slightly with the knife, prompting the call to close the bridge to traffic at both ends and send in the police negotiator to talk the man down.
Underneath the bridge Lake Havasu City Police Boats cordoned off the Bridgewater Channel area under the man. They were assisted by boats from Mohave County and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Offices as well as SBCSO deputies on personal watercraft.
At about 4:32 the Police were able to convince the man to come off the ledge and he was transported to Havasu Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.
Whitaker said he was pleased the incident ended without a major injury or death. “This one came out well.”
Court TV filmed the incident from the SBCSO boat, part of the “Party Patrol” reality television series broadcast on the station.
Prior to the incident on the London Bridge, law enforcement agencies reported a very calm July Fourth holiday on the lake.
”It was kind of quiet, more like a typical weekend,” Whitaker said.
SBCSO Sgt. Jim Train said his agency hadn't made an arrest through 3:30 Wednesday.
“It's been slow,” Train said. “I think people are finally starting to get the message and have a designated operator.”
MCSO Sgt. Doug Shuster said it had been equally slow on the Arizona side of Lake Havasu. And, he said, that's a very good thing.
“The heat's been brutal but everyone we contact has been very well behaved, very family oriented,” Shuster said.
Since Saturday MCSO has responded to just one property damage incident and there have been no injury incidents.
“I can't say if that will hold through this coming weekend, but if it does we're all in very good shape,” Shuster said.
Lake Havasu City Fire Department Personnel, monitoring the carbon monoxide levels in the Bridgewater Channel did raise the warning to “unhealthy” because of the lack of breeze. However, the levels never rose to the point of forcing a closure of the Channel.
With reports coming in of temperatures climbing over 121 degrees, agencies wondered if it was the heat keeping people away from the Channel and the lake.
“Who knows, maybe the weather is keeping the people in,” said Whitaker.
None of the agencies reported responding to heat related injuries until a call came in at about 6:15 p.m. at London Bridge Beach Park. Lake Havasu City Fire boat also responded to Copper Canyon at 5:50 p.m. for reports of a possible alcohol poisoning. Once they arrived though, they found the reporting party had already left the area.

[ChumpChange]

I guess we'll all see the incident on Party Patrol soon.

[RitcheyRch]

Bet that episode will top the ratings chart.
I guess we'll all see the incident on Party Patrol soon.

[GRUNION]

sounds like somone needed a place to sleep, some food and a little attention. So now we as taxpayer can help him out the piece of crap.:mad:

[LuckyStrike]

sounds like somone needed a place to sleep, some food and a little attention. So now we as taxpayer can help him out the piece of crap.:mad:
No Shit....:D
How was the crowd on Sun..??

[AZJD]

sounds like somone needed a place to sleep, some food and a little attention. So now we as taxpayer can help him out the piece of crap.:mad:
LMAO!
Pleasant Sunday. We are hittin the lake.

[LuckyStrike]

LMAO!
Pleasant Sunday. We are hittin the lake.
10-4....We need to get a game plan for Next Week:D :D

[AZJD]

10-4....We need to get a game plan for Next Week:D :D
We will change the name of Humbug for the day to: Union Hall!

[LuckyStrike]

We will change the name of Humbug for the day to: Union Hall!
F.ck.. Humbug .. Im thinking Eagle Cove????

[Goad]

about 15 or so years ago....I jumped off the bridge on a weekday....it was myself and about 4-5 locals. We kept watch for underpassing boats for eachother. I did hit the bottom, but I weighted about 115lbs at the time, so it was like a sheet of paper in the wind :D I'm sure i'd break somethin if i did that today. We also used to set up a jump on the south side/island side of the bridge and jump out bikes into the channel.
I am sure you would be hung by your thumbs for tryin any of the above today...so I dont condone it. ;)

[-dg]

Where is David Hasselhoff when you need him?

[beaverretriever]

I will post pix tonight when I get home. We were hanging on the GHT's boat with front row seats to the action.

[GHT]

Hopefully he jumped so the people who realize the gift of being alive could get on with theirs... idiot
And That is exactly what we did. We just made it to the beach area by the Island Market prior to the police shutting down the channel. Everyone was watching and not doing much else. No partying, no stereos thumping, just kind of quiet. So, I cranked up the stereo and moved on with my life.
I am glad they talked him back over rail of the bridge. I didn't feel like watching someone try to kill themselves on our Country's B-Day.:D

[I'mTheBeaver]

The ONLY reason I hoped he didn't jump was to spare all the kids playing nearby from having to see such a thing.
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[GRUNION]

LMAO!
Pleasant Sunday. We are hittin the lake.
IM IN:D

[GRUNION]

No Shit....:D
How was the crowd on Sun..??
Sun was ok, but not as fun without you guys

[ratso]

The ONLY reason I hoped he didn't jump was to spare all the kids playing nearby from having to see such a thing.
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It would have been cool to see a sniper take him out.:jawdrop:

[Quest4Fun]

It would have been cool to see a sniper take him out.:jawdrop:
OMG :eek:

[I'mTheBeaver]

It would have been cool to see a sniper take him out.:jawdrop:
We wished we could throw a beer bottle far enough to bean him in the head and watch him fall.
I think people attempting suicide in public has to be my pet peeve #11. If people are going to commit suicide then just do it. Those that are serious do and they usually don't need an audience unlike that bum.

[beaverretriever]

We wished we could throw a beer bottle far enough to bean him in the head and watch him fall.
I think people attempting suicide in public has to be my pet peeve #11. If people are going to commit suicide then just do it. Those that are serious do and they usually don't need an audience unlike that bum.
Damn honey... Tell it like it is.:D

[superdave013]

I watched a kid jump once. He did it off a water tower. It was at a militarty school where I spent the 10th grade.
I bet it's safe to say that all the people here that are saying they wished he would have done it have never seen someone do it.
I will never forget that for the rest of my life.

[beaverretriever]

I watched a kid jump once. He did it off a water tower. It was at a militarty school where I spent the 10th grade.
I bet it's safe to say that all the people here that are saying they wished he would have done it have never seen someone do it.
I will never forget that for the rest of my life.
I wouldn't have wanted to see it. I just wish a-holes like this would get help or just finish themselfs off out of the public eye.

[vmjtc3]

I wouldn't have wanted to see it. I just wish a-holes like this would get help or just finish themselfs off out of the public eye.
Glad to see it wasn't you . Me and Dan thought after you went for a ride in his Spectre you couldn't take the thought having to ride in the mini version. And decided to jump:D How was havi, and the beach???

[beaverretriever]

Glad to see it wasn't you . Me and Dan thought after you went for a ride in his Spectre you couldn't take the thought having to ride in the mini version. And decided to jump:D How was havi, and the beach???
Kick ass weekend. We hung with the GHT's. We did the bar crawl on Tuesday night and were on the water till 11pm on the 4th. We drove back to Vegas this morning and now I am at work in a daze...LOL:)
Hey, when is the LVHB regatta? It would be cool if it was after we got out new boat.

[vmjtc3]

Kick ass weekend. We hung with the GHT's. We did the bar crawl on Tuesday night and were on the water till 11pm on the 4th. We drove back to Vegas this morning and now I am at work in a daze...LOL:)
Hey, when is the LVHB regatta? It would be cool if it was after we got out new boat.
Sounds like a good time. The lvhb regatta was a few weeks ago :(
Guess you will have it for next year. Me and Dan stopped one day and looked at one of the boats you are getting. Looks like a blast to drive. Kinda like an f1 car on the water:D

[MrsGHT]

We wished we could throw a beer bottle far enough to bean him in the head and watch him fall.
I think people attempting suicide in public has to be my pet peeve #11. If people are going to commit suicide then just do it. Those that are serious do and they usually don't need an audience unlike that bum.
I hear ya on that one. BTW, how's Vegas and work. My Margarita on the rocks was pretty good about an hour ago.:)

[MrsGHT]

Kick ass weekend. We hung with the GHT's. We did the bar crawl on Tuesday night and were on the water till 11pm on the 4th. We drove back to Vegas this morning and now I am at work in a daze...LOL:)
Hey, when is the LVHB regatta? It would be cool if it was after we got out new boat.
Was a great day yesterday and the best fireworks show we've seen. Thanks for backin' the trailor down last night. You did a fine job I must say. :D

[beaverretriever]

I hear ya on that one. BTW, how's Vegas and work. My Margarita on the rocks was pretty good about an hour ago.:)
You suck.:D

[MrsGHT]

You suck.:D
LMAO!!!

[Ziggy]

Maybe he realized that the bridge was not tall enough, or the water deep enough to succeed.
He'd have better off renting a PWC and weaving around out on the lake.
I have sympathy for people that suffer from this, seen it happen before. One psuedo-friend was successful by parking his Beemer on the RR tracks :( I'd seen him laughing half a day before that fateful moment. :( One never knows.

[beaverretriever]

Maybe he realized that the bridge was not tall enough, or the water deep enough to succeed.
He'd have better off renting a PWC and weaving around out on the lake.
I have sympathy for people that suffer from this, seen it happen before. One psuedo-friend was successful by parking his Beemer on the RR tracks :( I'd seen him laughing half a day before that fateful moment. :( One never knows.
He had a backpack full of cement blocks and a rope around his neck tied to the bridge. At least that was what everyone was saying.

[ratso]

Hell Yeah! "DON'T JUMP!...........WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT YOU DOWN!"
In his best "Ron White" voice... lol...:D

[Ziggy]

He had a backpack full of cement blocks and a rope around his neck tied to the bridge. At least that was what everyone was saying.
Sounds like an attn wh0re to me....someone serious about this is not gonna make a big scene, they just do it.
Some folks don't know how to ask for help the right way, or are afraid.

[I'mTheBeaver]

Me help...
http://www3.telus.net/kodiak/Graphics/cat_sniper1.jpg

[Boatcop]

The ONLY reason I hoped he didn't jump was to spare all the kids playing nearby from having to see such a thing.
Hell. To me it looked like the kids were all ready for him.
http://www.rosebowlaquatics.org/Diving/diving_judges.jpg
:D

[vmjtc3]

Hell. To me it looked like the kids were all ready for him.
http://www.rosebowlaquatics.org/Diving/diving_judges.jpg
:D
Thats some funny shit right there :D

[I'mTheBeaver]

Hell. To me it looked like the kids were all ready for him.
http://www.rosebowlaquatics.org/Diving/diving_judges.jpg
:D
That's so funny!!

[I'mTheBeaver]

Mary Murphy wasn't there. But she has an opinion too.
I...
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...want
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...him to
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...jump!
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JUMP!!!!
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I think the banner of this award winning blogger's site (http://www.dooce.com/) is a premonition about July.
After the last few days, all I can say is it's too late for me. :eek:
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[Tom Brown]

It was probably DUCKY after he took another NSF check.

[socalmoney]

If you want to see a crazy movie about jumping off a bridge check this one out.
http://www.thebridge-themovie.com

[socalmoney]

If you want to see a crazy movie about jumping off a bridge check this one out.
http://www.thebridge-themovie.com

[CA Stu]

Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong.
-Zoroaster
I hope that man got the help he needed. :D
Thanks
CA Stu

[squirt'nmyload]

:D
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/5170/bridgemf8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Throttle]

always doin a good job , bilge that is good stuff... lol.

[KREGER]

"How about???"
The authorities were able to calmly talk the man off the bridge with some soft negotiations and a high power tranquilizing rifle....:D

[HavaSkank]

Everyone was watching and not doing much else. No partying, no stereos thumping, just kind of quiet. So, I cranked up the stereo and moved on with my life.
PLEASE tell me you were bumping Van Halen's Jump

[Havasu1986]

PLEASE tell me you were bumping Van Halen's Jump
HaHaHaHaHa....Good one Kimmy :D