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New information has been discovered on the bridge tender who was on duty when a 79-year-old West Palm Beach woman plummeted to her death when a state-owned bridge opened while she crossed it.
Records requested and obtained by Contact 5 show Palm Beach County terminated eight bridge tenders over the last five years, including one for sleeping with pillows and a bed sheet while on duty at a Jupiter bridge.
Man clings to railing as drawbridge in North Palm Beach lifts. The video showing the November 2020 ordeal was released by the attorney for the family of a 79-year-old bicyclist who died when a bridge raised while she was still on it.
The man told police he was riding his bicycle, stopped for 30 seconds and then realized the bridge was going up as he heard warning bells.
Man clings to railing as drawbridge in North Palm Beach lifts. The video showing the November 2020 ordeal was released by the attorney for the family of a 79-year-old bicyclist who died when a bridge raised while she was still on it.