Skyway Bridge

Here is yet another picture I took of the Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay. This one is taken from the fishing pier that is what is left of the old Skyway Bridge that was replaced and left for a fishing pier. Last week someone jumped off the Skyway Bridge center span which is 175 feet above the water and lived! The sheriff tried to get them to not jump, but they ran to the edge and jumped. Someone was waiting in a boat to fish their body out of the water and they were swimming. That is unusual for someone to survive. The news report said that jumpers on the bridge keep the authorities busy daily! The day we were at the fishing pier a Coast Guard helicopter was doing some kind of drill near the bridge. It hovered very close to the center span for a minute or two. Maybe they were practicing rescuing jumpers. Click on picture to enlarge and see a better view of the helicopter.