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A man reportedly in his 50s killed himself by jumping from the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Interstate 90, east of Coeur d’Alene this afternoon. Witnesses contacted police after seeing the man jump about 12:20 p.m. Reportedly, the man left his Chevrolet on the bridge. One witness stayed by the car while a friend visited the area below, discovering the man’s body 300 feet below on Sunnyside Road, near Lake Coeur d’Alene Drive. Coeur d’Alene police have closed the roadway at Sunnyside Road and Mullan Trail Drive. Kootenai County sheriff’s report here.
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Lynne on May 08 at 12:34 p.m.
Oh, my God. That’s horrifying.
Kibby on May 08 at 12:59 p.m.
How terribly sad.
Kage_Mann on May 08 at 3:32 p.m.
It’s hard to blame anyone who commits suicide, because for alot of people life is hard.RIP
hmoffsuite on May 09 at 8:32 a.m.
I was looking for a little more information this morning and found nothing in the newspapers. The SR online has a complete story list and is very good, but still nothing in there. The Cda Press online version is terrible. One or two stories only and that is it. Did any more info come out on this item?
DFO on May 09 at 11:23 a.m.
>I was looking for a little more information this morning and found nothing in the newspapers — HMOffsuite.<
I’ll post more re: the suicide, as soon as the sheriff’s department releases more information.
cibermito on May 13 at 2:17 p.m.
Sadly the person that died was my friend Tom Emerson.
Here’s a link to the Sheriff’s report.
http://www.kcsheriff.com/documents/05-12-09Suicidevictim.pdf