A Photo Almost Cost Him His Life

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

A Sacramento woman who wanted to take a photo with her friends on the highest bridge in California lost her balance and rushed into the void from a height of 60 feet.

According to CNN, the event occurred when the woman, whose name has not been released, was walking with a group of six friends on a walkway that is not open to the public between the pillars of the Foresthill Bridge and tried to portray herself.

The fall made him unconscious for a few moments, but saved his life. It would have been worse if it had precipitated from the highest part of the structure, which reaches 730 feet in height

After being airlifted to a hospital, it was confirmed that she had an arm injury and several fractures, but it is expected that she will fully recover from the injuries.

Her friend Paul Goncharuk commented that they were taking a photo on the bridge when she lost her balance and fell backwards. "It's a great place to take photos, but it's obviously not worth the risk," she noted.

According to authorities, the accident happened a part that is not open to the public, but that has become a favorite spot for lovers of social networks to take videos and photos, which are then usually shared on the networks. That is precisely why the local police began patrolling the area.

Through its Facebook page, the sheriff's office emphasized that walking along the rafters of this bridge, the fourth tallest in the United States, is a violation of state law.

"The walkways under the Foresthill Bridge are closed for the protection of our residents and our community," warns the message from the authorities. "Any intruder who is discovered on the bridge will receive a police citation. Stay safe and walk the bridge on the sidewalks at the top. This young woman is very lucky to be alive and the consequences could have been worse for her, her friends and her family."