US Man, 19, Survives 400-Foot Fall From Steel Bridge
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Authorities acknowledged it's a deceptive terrain, but pointed out that people who visit the area do not respect nature.
A 19-year-old survived a 400-foot fall from a bridge in Washington State over the Memorial Day weekend, according to a report in New York Post. The incident happened on Saturday when the man was trying to walk underneath the High Steel Bridge, one of the tallest railroad bridges in the US. Citing data from Washington Trails Association (WTA), the outlet said that the bridge was built in 1929 by the Simpson Logging Company and converted into a road in the late 1950s.
"He was walking down a washout that a lot of people use, and has kind of become a trail. It's not a trail," West Mason Fire Chief Matthew Welander said.
"It's a washout, it's too steep. And he ended up all the way down at the river, sliding," he added.
