Sad, unidentified man jumps from Midgley Bridge in Sedona

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

Times are difficult for so many people, and today someone succumbed to his despair it seems:

Man reportedly jumps to death off Midgley Bridge - Sedona Red Rock News, Sedona, AZ Classifieds, Jobs, News, Sports, Weather

My thoughts and sympathies are with him and his loved ones who will be left with so many questions.

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

How sad.

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[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

Hits close to home.

Twenty years ago one of my closest friends jumped off a bridge. I wound up being the one who broke the news to his wife and supported her while she broke the news to their children (5 and 8 years old).

One of the most difficult days of my life.

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

How tragic.

[catwgirl Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close catwgirl]

So strange that he would leave his dog in the car and the engine running ... Obviously not in his right mind. But it makes it seem like a sudden desperate idea rather than a planned act.

[joycapecod Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close joycapecod]

The unanswered questions will haunt his family for the rest of their lives. My heart goes out to those left behind.

Joy

[JWC Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close JWC]

Times are difficult for so many people, and today someone succumbed to his despair it seems:

As sad as this is, I don't think you can draw any conclusions that he did this because of desperate times. People have been doing this for as long as there have been bridges to jump off.

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

As sad as this is, I don't think you can draw any conclusions that he did this because of desperate times. People have been doing this for as long as there have been bridges to jump off.

You are right, perhaps I drew some conclusion about our times, but I never referred to it as "desperate times"....and, JMHO, anyone who is in so much pain that he feels compelled to kill himself seems to have reached some point of despair. I do not know why the man did this, and I just feel for him and his loved ones.

By the way, this is the second such suicide in the exact spot in a few years.

On a positive note, a police officer successfully counseled a man, and the PO received a commendation it. The PO prevented that man from committing suicide at the bridge in 2009.