An unidentified 19-year-old teen was rescued from California’s Foresthill Bridge on Monday.Photo:Placer County Sheriff’s Office
Placer County Sheriff’s Office
The Foresthill Bridge in North Auburn, California, was the scene of a terrifying incident on Monday.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office stressed in apost on Facebookthat it is illegal to trespass on the bridge after a 19-year-old attempted to film a stunt in which he swung from its underside.
According to the department, while attempting the dangerous act, the unidentified teen then got stuck approximately 30 feet from the catwalk after his equipment failed.
More than two dozen first responders from the PCSO and CAL FIRE Nevada Yuba Placer Unit and their Technical Rescue Team (TRT) responded to the scene after receiving a call about a person who was “dangling from a rope” on the bridge.
“PCSO deputies arrived and a command post was set up for both agencies to coordinate incoming resources,” they added. “TRT and deputies made their way onto the catwalk under the bridge and located the subject.”
The PCSO also stated that the teenager was at the bridge with a 17-year-old friend who was filming the video and called 911. According to the PCSO, both were cited for trespassing.
Foresthill Bridge.Rolf Schulten/imageBROKER/Shutterstock
Rolf Schulten/imageBROKER/Shutterstock
“CALFIRE’s TRT and PCSO’s SAR did an exceptional job saving this young man’s life,” they added.
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According to theSierra Nevada Geotourism, Foresthill Bridge is the third-highest bridge in the U.S., standing 730 feet above the North Fork American River and 2,428 feet long. It is also the tallest bridge in California and opened on Labor Day in 1973, per Sierra Nevada Geotourism.
source: people.com
