Teen suffers broken ribs, lung injury after being shoved off 60-foot bridge in Washington state

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Teen girl describes falling from bridge, says friend pushed her

YACOLT, Wash. (KATU) – A 16-year-old girl says it was her friend who pushed her off a bridge over Moulton Falls on the Lewis River, causing her to break five ribs and suffer a lung injury Tuesday.

In an interview, she said she had initially wanted to jump off the bridge after she saw a friend do it.

“I went to the top of the bridge and my other – my friend… she came up to the bridge with me,” Holgerson said as she described the moments leading up to the push. “And so, she was counting down, but I didn’t think anything of it. And I was like, ‘No, don’t count down, like, I won’t go if you count down. I’m not ready.’ And then, she pushed me.”

Holgerson doesn’t remember falling, but she remembers entering the water. When she surfaced, she thought she was swimming back to shore fine, but bystanders on land noticed she was drowning.

Holgerson said she didn’t feel any pain at first, just a lot of adrenaline.

“And then an EMT that was off-duty helped me onto the rocks and just a whole bunch of people surrounding me were helping me, calming me down,” she said.​

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

I'm feel there should be some consequences for what she did but I'm puzzled by the fact that Jordan's mom was asking that the friend turn herself in which gives me the impression that she is avoiding responsibility?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Wtf?

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Hey, no black victim in this story?

 

[rightwinger]

Seems she intended to jump anyway

 

[Muhammed]

She should be prosecuted if the victim requests it.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Friend should face consequences, yes.

 

[Aba Incieni]

Seems she intended to jump anyway

Nice. So if you intend to commit suicide your neighbor can blow your brains out.

You're always thinking.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Seems she intended to jump anyway

I doubt she intended to do a belly flop.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Minimum she ought to foot the bill

 

[Carl in Michigan]

There was no intentional crime. Thank God the girl wasn't seriously injured. Kids do stupid things. No, there should be no prosecution. But if Mueller is bored, and needs lives to screw up, maybe he can open a two year investigation to see if a Russian pushed her.

 

[Confounding]

Seems she intended to jump anyway

Nice. So if you intend to commit suicide your neighbor can blow your brains out.

You're always thinking.

You people need to be more considerate with your suicide methods. Somebody has to clean your brains off the floor.

 

[Aba Incieni]

Seems she intended to jump anyway

Nice. So if you intend to commit suicide your neighbor can blow your brains out.

You're always thinking.

You people need to be more considerate with your suicide methods. Somebody has to clean your brains off the floor.

I was murdered because of my intentions. You people will have to deal with it.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Here's the vid. Looks like kids being kids. And doing things they'd already likely done many times.

 

[Gracie]

No. Friend is a moron, but the girl stated she was going to jump...not MIGHT jump.

 

[K9Buck]

Seems she intended to jump anyway

Your lack of logic is amazing. Of course, you're a liberal, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[K9Buck]

Here's the vid. Looks like kids being kids. And doing things they'd already likely done many times.

I share these types of stories all the time with my teenage son. I tell him "Don't do stupid things!" I'd hate to lose my son to something stupid like this.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

**** that!!!!
If you're going to jump from something that high you need total body control.
The "friend" should at the very least pay all the medical bills.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Because the girl who did the pushing was willing to be a part of the picture in such a way, yes, she should be charged for the role that she played.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[rightwinger]

Seems she intended to jump anyway

Nice. So if you intend to commit suicide your neighbor can blow your brains out.

You're always thinking.

Much like pushing someone out of an airplane who is wearing a parachute and standing at the door

I can see a civil suit but not criminal