Caption: Skyway Bridge
Skyway Bridge 

Splash

From: Rich Halten
Length: 00:18:52

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From a bridge famous for suicide jumps, the story of one lucky survivor and how a broken neck and collapsed lung made him a new man. Read the full description.
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Skyway_bridge_vignette_small The Sunshine Skyway bridge spans the mouth of Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida. It carries thousands of cars everyday. It's also become one of the top ten places to end your life. This is the story of the many who jumped, one lucky guy who survived, and how broken bones and a collapsed lung made him a new man. "Splash" made its web debut on Transom.org.

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The Sunshine Skyway bridge spans the mouth of Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida. It carries thousands of cars everyday. It's also become one of the top ten places to end your life. This is the story of the many who jumped, one lucky guy who survived, and how broken bones and a collapsed lung made him a new man. "Splash" made its web debut on Transom.org.

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Shirley Peroutka

Posted on October 03, 2011 at 01:46 PM | Permalink

very evocative

Heard this piece on XM PRX the other day: excellent, evocative, very nicely put together.

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The Sunshine Skyway bridge on the west coast of Florida carries thousands of cars everyday. It's also become one of the top ten places to end your life. This is the story of the many who jumped, one lucky guy who survived, and how broken bones and a collapsed lung made him a new man.

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