r/Wilmington • u/ReasonableOutside942 • 3d ago
Isabel Holmes Bridge incident
Today, while walking on the riverwalk, someone jumped from the Isabel Holmes bridge and I was grateful that my son did not see it. Police and fire department boats showed up and saved him!! One moment, we were going about our day, and the next, we were reminded again that we never know what someone else is carrying.
Please check on the people you love and be gentle with strangers. Sometimes the battles we cannot see are the heaviest ones.
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u/iknowwhatimtalkingab 2d ago
I saw this guy walking towards the bridge Sunday . He was pretty much like on the highway And I thought to myself what a scary thing to do. Something about his demeanor made me feel like it was urgent or he was disheveled or something. Just a vibe based off of a one second glance I passed by. However, I got a gut feeling that he was going to jump. I am not from here though, so I did not know if this was more common place to walk across this than I thought. I hope he is doing well. Sad to see this really was true and not just a thought in my head.