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11.21.24: vehicle fire on the skyway. 10.30.24: jump advisory, vague mention of future demise. 08.24.24: vehicle accident on the skyway. 08.07.24: comment for Linda Blankenship, 12.23.97. 06.29.24: thoughts on the 'key bridge' and the skyway collapse. 06.07.24: latest 'possible' jumper, save, or something. 05.22.24: comment for Joseph Albert, 01.14.21. 05.13.24: no 2024 pride lighting on the skyway. 04.01.24: article about Jason King, 07.29.12. 04.01.24: foolishness. 03.27.24: latest known 'almost jumper' save. 03.05.24: Cali K. says, "Your website saved my life". 03.04.24: new page dedicated to assisted suicide discussion. 01.18.24: man caught going 140+ mph on the skyway bridge. 01.13.24: a skyway parody song. 12.30.23: article - 'suicide pods', plan your own soft ending. 12.11.23: article - preventative measures cause decline in suicides. 12.06.23: skyway police chase turns into 3x fatal wrong way accident. 11.30.23: article - suicide ends remarkable 19 month run without one. 11.29.23: article - crisis center helps install signs on the skyway. 11.28.23: latest known jumper. scaled fence, died. identified. 11.21.23: photo and obituary of Ryan Matthew Gilbert, 04.20.00. 10.13.23: suicide in a vehicle, at a skyway rest area, mm13. 07.21.23: no more paid ads. perhaps make a donation. 07.19.23: florida man jumps into gulf after stabbing and burning victim. 07.07.23: florida turnpike quietly raises tolls for skyway bridge. 06.16.23: comment on 11.29.16 jumper save. 05.06.23: Joe Winko visits the grave of Steven Simpson. 04.26.23: a skyway jump survivor story. 04.24.23: potential jumper, responds to their 09.09.18 comment. 04.16.23: man falls off the skyway fishing pier. 04.01.23: april fools fail. 03.12.23: 6th annual 'skyway 10k'. 03.02.23: man dies in motorcycle accident. 02.14.23: proposal to curb bird deaths at skyway pier falls short. 01.14.23: comment on Joseph Albert, 01.14.21. 12.21.22: article - why is it so easy to jump off a bridge? 12.20.22: comment on Melanie Anne Branch, 12.23.18. 11.22.22: man claims he tested the barrier for a possible jump. 11.10.22: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 31st arrest. play the game. 11.07.22: woman saved from jumping off the dick misener bridge. 10.14.22: man shot dead at skyway fishing pier. identified. 09.30.22: we are served a sextortion hacker scam. more. 09.14.22: eyewitness story of Carol Ann Heller, 08.22.96. 09.14.22: Tiffany continues her work. 09.06.22: 'duh' articles - drop in number of suicides reported. 08.28.22: comment on Randy Hover, 01.24.03. 08.06.22: child of Raymond Cutler, 03.10.01, tells of losing a father. 07.27.22: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 30th arrest. 03.06.22: the skyway 10k returns. vehicle accident, video. 02.17.22: correspondence from the almost jumper on 01.24.22. 02.13.22: comment on Louis DiCarlo, 11.20.08. 02.13.22: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 29th arrest. 01.28.22: jumpers continue off the golden gate bridge. 01.17.22: identified Nicholas Wojtkowski on 04.13.18. 01.17.22: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 28th arrest. 12.21.21: obituary and photo added of Frank Colangelo, 04.11.07. 12.03.21: obituary and photo added of Maggie Dennis, 09.28.07. 11.30.21: photo added of Terry Stephens, 02.12.08. 11.29.21: photo added of Gaetano 'Guy' Zupa, 04.11.08. 10.30.21: identified Alexander Stratton on 08.04.19. 09.15.21: comment on Luke Carlisle, 06.24.19. 09.13.21: Joe Winko visits the grave of Donna Marie Klein. 09.10.21: comment on Deborah Williams, 09.30.12. 08.07.21: article about the 02.03.21 jump event. 07.02.21: possible identification of Dustin Pham, 03.05.20. 06.23.21: skyway suicide barrier is completed. 06.06.21: possible identification for the 05.25.21 incident. 03.16.21: dedicated website for the skyway bridge collapse disaster. 03.09.21: comment on Joe McKinney, 12.10.18. 02.09.21: 4th annual 'skyway 10k' to be virtual, due to panicdemic. 11.20.20: suicide on the fishing pier. 11.20.20: jumper save story, 12.14.15. 11.10.20: comment on Virginia Sheley, 11.21.00. 11.05.20: possible jump on 10.06.98. 10.11.20: 2 arrested for racing 100+ mph on the skyway. 07.16.20: possible jumper Andrew McCaskill, 08.31.13. 06.14.20: article about Joseph Landfried, 09.08.95. 05.09.20: the skyway collapsed 40 years ago. 04.16.20: fhp trooper and good samaritans save woman on 04.11.20. 04.09.20: 'The Skyway Bridge Disaster' documentary. 03.01.20: 3rd annual 'skyway 10k', one death. 02.21.20: article about Jason King, 07.29.12. 01.09.20: suicide barrier to be installed on the skyway. 12.26.19: Tiffany is spreading positivity on christmas. 09.23.19: article - port tampa bay to add three cruise lines. 09.17.19: more on idiot that threw his daughter off the dick misener bridge. 08.16.19: addressing suicide as a mental illness. 08.12.19: updated info about Michael Plezia's killers from 07.17.81. 08.10.19: skyway jumper suicide #300. 07.30.19: the $15,600,000 skyway bridge disco light project. 07.28.19: jump advisory cancelled, man helped by our efforts. 07.24.19: skyway disaster documentary, premiere and 2nd show sold out. 07.10.19: change.org, petition for suicide barrier with 10,000 signatures. 07.05.19: jump advisory, man is sure he will jump at the end of july. 06.20.19: article - 10.11.18, man commits suicide at a skyway rest stop. 06.09.19: man uses crisis phone to report he ran out of gas. 06.09.19: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 27th arrest. 05.30.19: FDOT re-examining barriers, as push from the public grows. 05.12.19: small dog loose on the bridge, rescued safely. 05.10.19: permanent positive messages get placed on the skyway. 04.10.19: women leave positive messages on the skyway, media story. 03.14.19: Joe Winko Wiki, Dalana Davis. 03.03.19: 2nd annual 'skyway 10k'. 03.02.19: bomb sweep. 01.31.19: added images for Suzanne Sandsmark, 01.26.07. 01.14.19: addressing the public versus private suicide and media silence. 01.13.19: editorial, revisiting safety on the skyway. 01.05.19: addressing why bother stop jumpers and we need nets! 01.04.19: article about the 2018 record year. 12.31.18: 'save a life' bridge suicide prevention project. 12.26.18: addressing volunteers on the bridge and people stopping to help. 12.10.18: articles, FDOT wont add netting to prevent suicides on the skyway. 11.24.18: new documentary about the 1980 skyway collapse disaster. 11.13.18: jump advisory, worried that his ex is jumping off the skyway. 10.28.18: Joe Winko visits the grave of Julia Tyson. 10.23.18: article mentions Stephanie Eisensmith. 09.07.18: woman leaves positive notes on jumper bridge. 08.06.18: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 26th arrest. 07.08.18: boy paralyzed from trill jump off pinellas bayway bridge. 05.25.18: article - how a public suicide harms the people that see it. 05.09.18: skyway disaster 38 year anniversary articles. 04.21.18: body found near skyway. 03.26.18: getting credit for helping avoid the thoughts of suicide. 03.18.18: more about this creepy website. 03.15.18: warning, extremely graphic gruesome after-jump images. 03.04.18: the inaugural skyway 10k. 02.04.18: more about 'the baker act'. 01.10.18: attorney, increase in suicides bring awareness to liability issues. 01.09.18: news report on the notion of a skyway suicide barrier. 01.08.18: article about the 2017 record year. 12.21.17: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 25th arrest. 12.17.17: jump advisory, Gracie says she will jump. 12.09.17: man tumbles off skyway fishing pier. 11.27.17: article about David Prior, 01.18.17. 11.09.17: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 24th arrest. 10.01.17: woman out for a stroll. 09.30.17: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 23rd arrest. 08.30.17: jumper body recovery under the bridge. 08.05.17: update on wrong-way driver death. 07.17.17: Sean warned of a skyway jump, but golden gate is his preference. 06.28.17: Robbie shakes his use of head meds and appreciates this site. 06.19.17: jump advisory, Francia alludes to her future jump off the skyway. 06.05.17: Bee, in australia, appreciates this website. 06.05.17: Bill W. tells his story about his two attempts to leap off the skyway. 06.02.17: videos of Jacob Winokur, local bridge jumping enthusiast. 05.28.17: sister writes about William David Chester, 04.12.98. 05.23.17: another article about jumpers that will get nothing done again. 04.23.17: trying the facebook comment plug-in. 04.07.17: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 22nd arrest. 03.13.17: opinion article - is fhp too quick to close the skyway? 02.07.17: current skyway bridge turns 30 years old. videos. 01.10.17: two crashes close bridge. 12.31.16: wrong-way driver death. 12.19.16: car fire on the bridge. 12.08.16: article - Port Tampa Bay Releases Master Plan Vision 2030. 12.03.16: Jennifer asks about a 'gofundme' to install an anti-jumping fence. 12.03.16: 11.28.16 jumper found. 12.03.16: mystery vehicle incident on skyway. 11.30.16: identified sex offender Aaron Dagwan as the jumper on 09.10.16. 11.27.16: unconfirmed name, Katie Freeman, 10.06.13. 10.31.16: crews say man safely exited water off skyway bridge. 10.10.16: Diana finds this website helpful, in her battle against suicide. 10.06.16: 10 consequences of jumping off a bridge to your death. 09.28.16: Skipping the Skyway: Future Alternatives to Crossing the Bay 09.27.16: manatee co. sheriffs chase vehicle over skyway. 08.24.16: This Vortex needs to be closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 08.16.16: 444 days of bridge repairs ahead. 07.28.16: car fire on the bridge. 07.12.16: 4000 gallon diesel tanker fire on bridge. 06.22.16: body of missing tampa teen found in water near skyway, 06.22.16. 06.13.16: added page for suicide stories and personal contact. 04.21.16: article - larger ships versus the skyway. 02.21.16: unconfirmed name, Katy Jodat, 05.16.04. 02.13.16: unconfirmed name, Andy Powell, 09.18.15. 02.13.16: possible jumper, Johnny Jones Nolton, 12.19.03. 02.13.16: possible jumper, Karen Tucker, ??.??.85. 01.11.16: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 21st arrest. 12.30.15: the facebook profile has been deleted. again. 12.23.15: man smashes his car off the skyway fishing pier and dies. 11.20.15: huge dry-dock just fits under the skyway. 11.09.15: found save, George Ford, 10.27.92. 11.09.15: found save, unknown woman, 05.30.94. 11.09.15: added video and image for John Stewart Murray, 02.02.12. 10.13.15: waterspout near the skyway. 09.24.15: media nonsense and accusations persist. 09.22.15: added additional depression/suicide help information. 09.12.15: another skyway suicide song. 08.30.15: floridiot news, Justin Steele, dead of drug overdose, 04.03.15. 08.16.15: floridiot news, man crashes car on skyway, 08.16.15. 08.09.15: police free man thought suicide-bent, Charles Hayes, 02.05.61. 07.29.15: rv catches fire on the skyway, 07.28.15. 07.25.15: eckerd crew devised a search pattern for rescuing skyway jumpers. 06.15.15: story update about the man that fell off the skyway, 05.03.15. 06.13.15: report about the Klein/Weigel jump, 08.23.93. 05.12.15: skyway disaster memorial is dedicated, 05.09.15. 04.23.15: this website is #2 of the "6 creepiest on the internet". 02.22.15: added article for Katherine Freeman, 05.16.00. 02.19.15: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 20th arrest. 02.11.15: floridiot news, man steals tires in skyway toll plaza parking lot. 02.01.15: James Edgar Smith survived a jump on 10.31.64. 01.29.15: article about suicide prevention on the skyway. 01.29.15: ceremony remembers those lost in coast guard disaster, 01.28.80. 01.17.15: wrong way driver on the skyway, 01.16.15. 01.15.15: jump advisory, potential jumper found. 01.13.15: fisherman falls off the skyway pier, 01.12.15. 01.01.15: Michael J. Smith saved from jumping, 08.??.94. 01.01.15: William Arnott goes a.w.o.l. by faking skyway jump, 02.02.65. 01.01.15: Gerald Schmidt jumps from the skyway for fun, 01.16.85. 12.17.14: visitor describes her vision of the skyway ghost girl. 12.12.14: man's body dumped off the skyway, 11.14.78. 12.02.14: some artificial reefs are made with skyway debris. 11.20.14: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 19th arrest. 10.25.14: article - college marine rescue team teaches lessons. 10.21.14: this website is #8 of the "15 creepiest on the internet". 09.29.14: article about Julia Marie Tyson, 03.13.05. 09.24.14: Eva Gassie killed in skyway wreak, 02.28.82. 09.24.14: found additional bridge/boat collisions, 05.19.77 and 09.22.74. 09.24.14: more skyway tunnel talk. 08.06.14: more images about the 'bee line ferry'. 07.27.14: additional article - the skyway versus the cruise ship industry. 07.26.14: added articles about the segregated skyway beach, 07.14.54. 07.25.14: rumor, William Dean was murdered and buried in skyway concrete. 07.01.14: article about suicide nets and Todd Korell, 03.13.10, with video. 06.30.14: article - 06.29.14, can sunshine skyway suicides be curbed? 06.09.14: new page for skyway art. 05.31.14: skyway fishing pier gains top 10 rating. 05.27.14: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 18th arrest. 01.17.14: new page for non-skyway bridge suicide related articles. 12.06.13: article - study to evaluate the possibility of lifting the skyway. 11.24.13: named Vanessa Blanchard as the still missing jumper on 09.30.13. 10.20.13: 01.01.97, new policy, 'bridge to close in foggy weather'. 10.19.13: DOT removing all motorist call boxes, except from skyway. 09.19.13: Deborah Korell seeks donations, Walk for Life for husband Todd. 09.18.13: 05.10.13 jump survivor told his story, takes his life on 09.17.13. 09.09.13: added images of the new bridge in design. 09.06.13: 09.05.13 study, tampa bay area 'most stressful city' in u.s. 08.10.13: a new book about the skyway disaster. 07.18.13: added images to the original span page. 07.18.13: more video on the failed swing stunt, 04.27.97. 07.18.13: images of the first skyway swing stunt, 11.20.88. 07.04.13: worth it or wasted, lighting the skyway, 07.03.13. 06.23.13: the coast guard cutter 'eagle' motoring under the bridge. 05.31.13: eastern skyway piers to close, safety a concern, 08.22.08. 05.25.13: driver flees from skyway accident, 05.25.13. 05.25.13: 'skyway down', documentary about skyway suicides. 05.19.13: added report about christmas eve save, 12.24.12. 05.17.13: Seasons In Reverse's first single, Skyway Suicide. 03.20.13: more about Peter Dent, 10.12.73. 03.17.13: skyway bridge, a mode of transit for the spirit world? 03.17.13: off duty st. pete. police officer shot at in drive-by, 03.16.13. 03.15.13: skyway worker Delray Morris drowns, 10.31.84. 03.15.13: skyway worker Mac Warren Ridings killed, 11.28.83. 03.12.13: more about accidental jumper David Schwandner, 07.30.84. 03.12.13: skyway included in list of most dangerous bridges, 04.27.82. 03.09.13: article - Charles Jones shooting a gun on the skyway, 05.01.74. 03.09.13: article - Richard Boicheff's suicide on the fishing pier, 01.04.01. 03.08.13: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 17th arrest. 03.07.13: story about Heidi Hughes-Cihaner, includes suicide save, 08.??.01. 02.17.13: skyway demolition begins, 07.04.91. 02.16.13: cigarette ad to be filmed, 02.10.88. 02.16.13: commission drops it's opposition to skyway fences, 03.05.75. 02.11.13: skyway fishing piers state park unit management plan. 01.03.13: officials first knew of skyway problems 7 months ago, 06.07.83. 01.01.13: skyway bridge designer dies, 03.20.02. 12.31.12: additional article about Bill French, 11.22.81. 12.29.12: additional article for Mary Sirmons, 10.13.59. 12.19.12: another video of the ill-fated skyway swing stunt, 04.27.97. 12.18.12: article about William Robb, 01.26.61. 12.17.12: suicidal man gets saved in more ways than one, 05.24.02. 12.16.12: another article about the skyway audio web documentary. 12.15.12: additional image articles for Derek Chandler Simons, 08.30.97. 12.09.12: Linda Robillard drives off bridge approach and drowns, 02.07.87. 12.09.12: additional article for Hillard Miller, 02.13.63. 12.09.12: more tunnel debate, 06.11.80 and 10.18.80. 11.23.12: shrimp boat hits new bridge, 04.29.87. 11.12.12: skyway suicide note published, Thomas Malone, 06.17.12. 10.07.12: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 16th arrest. 09.07.12: more about Michael Plezia, 07.17.81. 09.07.12: 'safety first is goal in skyway bridge design', 05.13.82. 09.05.12: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 15th arrest. 08.29.12: barge hits skyway, 08.20.73. 08.27.12: identified James Slater as the jumper on 01.21.80. 08.27.12: article about David Donahue 04.08.74. 08.19.12: brochures from 1958 and 1966, pier brochure, and postcards. 08.05.12: reports of a possible jumper turn out to be a boating incident. 08.02.12: article about Patrick Coelingh, 07.17.03. 07.29.12: updated common jumper rescue and recovery acronyms. 07.21.12: additional article for William Russell, 03.09.65. 07.14.12: first successful 'save' for skyway crisis phones, 07.31.99. 06.27.12: floridiot news, Aaron Poindexter arrested again. 06.26.12: storm closes skyway for days. 06.23.12: florida tolls increase. skyway now $1.25 per car. 06.13.12: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 14th arrest. 06.09.12: added page for skyway postcards. 05.25.12: popular mechanics article on the new bridge, august 1954. 05.23.12: added video from 1986. 04.12.12: a study from 05.04.07, critical analysis of the skyway bridge. 04.03.12: view the skyway with 'google street view'. 04.03.12: a guest takes issue with google's censorship of 'hope'. 04.02.12: pdf file detailing structural maintenance issues, with images. 03.12.12: a first responder tells of his accidental fall from bridge, 02.28.88. 03.07.12: additional article for Mary Sirmons, 10.13.59. 03.07.12: found 'save', 12.24.60. 03.07.12: additional article for Robert Donovan, 06.07.77. 03.07.12: article about skyway suicides, 06.30.98. 03.07.12: plan to install fence on skyway discussed, 02.07.59 and 08.17.66. 03.07.12: found the earliest mention of a skyway suicide so far, 09.10.54. 03.07.12: found past jumper, Willie Butler, 08.23.59. 03.07.12: added news clipping and fixed date for William Karsen, 09.29.59. 02.21.12: added skyway related music video for jumper 'save', 07.01.11. 12.30.11: new postage stamp to feature skyway bridge, 12.30.11. 12.29.11: added story about Bang Quoc Luong, 11.13.11. 12.12.11: news video link about Frank Colangelo, 04.11.07. 11.09.11: added stories about Shasta, the skyway jumping dog, 05.06.98. 11.08.11: identified Charles Yagley as save on 10.12.11. 09.22.11: article naming Kimbell Hodges as Kimbell Scott, 06.23.78. 09.19.11: found jumper Donald Lawrence, 10.22.75. 09.04.11: article about ship hitting the bridge, 08.31.70. 09.04.11: article about shrimp boat hitting the bridge, 05.26.76. 09.03.11: identified Frederick Sharp as jumper on 07.24.87. 08.21.11: added name Irene Bohman, 02.19.63. 08.21.11: additional article, accidental faller, Edward Thornton, 02.20.82. 08.17.11: news article about Roy Krebs, 04.16.79. 08.17.11: short article about Virginia Sheley, 11.21.00. 08.17.11: news video for Daniel Collinsworth, 06.08.08. 08.15.11: found unknown jumper, 07.25.94. 08.08.11: Shane Chancy killed in crash on skyway, 08.06.11. 08.06.11: found article for Hazel Rooks, 01.07.64. 07.29.11: found jumper Karen McFawn, 10.07.93. 07.21.11: recent article about Steve Trotter, 04.27.97. 07.20.11: report of a save, name unknown, 11.18.10. 07.20.11: reports of saves, dates and names unknown, 2006 and 2008. 07.18.11: tire advertisement from 1958. 06.30.11: mug shots for Aaron Poindexter, 09.18.08. 06.30.11: mug shots for Louis DiCarlo, 11.20.08. 06.29.11: mug shot for Wendy Waldron, 02.22.07. 06.29.11: mug shot for Coren Nuckolls, 04.20.06. 06.29.11: mug shot for Michael Vincent, 07.06.04. 06.29.11: mug shots for Andre Talley, 05.20.03. 06.29.11: more on floridiot Izra James Richard Nowitzke. 06.29.11: mug shot for Judd Langenhahn, 07.05.09. 05.20.11: added research request page. 05.19.11: added articles for Thomas Warns, 09.05.73. 05.08.11: segregation news articles about skyway beaches, 05.26.59. 05.02.11: web radio documentary program, SPLASH. 04.28.11: incident involving Kyung Yang, 04.24.11. 04.08.11: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 13th arrest. 03.24.11: posted video about Matthew Clark, 07.17.09. 03.19.11: added site map, including archive pages. 03.17.11: contact about James Massolio, 11.12.03. 03.08.11: a poem for Todd Korell, 03.13.10. 01.21.11: floridiot news, Izra Nowitzke, 12th arrest. 01.11.11: mention of Daniel Collinsworth in a news article, 06.08.08. 12.31.10: jumperpool.com ends and skywaybridge.com begins. why? 11.12.10: contact about Kattia Benetatos, 12.11.09. 11.10.10: found article, 02.12.02, skyway second in suicides. 11.10.10: found save, Langford A. Brewer, 07.24.73. 11.03.10: found articles for Kimbell Hodges, 06.23.78. 11.01.10: identified William Dixon Gresh as the jumper on 08.15.79. 11.01.10: skyway jumper barrier article from 09.03.99. 10.31.10: found accident, Amelia Biasi, 06.28.70. 10.31.10: found accident, Gerald Kavanagh, 07.13.83. 10.31.10: added story to bridge hauntings on paranormal page. 10.30.10: found accident, Carl Bohman, 02.19.63. 10.30.10: found save, Mary Stambaugh, 07.18.60. 10.30.10: found article, Cyrus Angelo Hadley, 06.02.77. 10.28.10: found save, Myrna Dobson, 11.25.77. 10.17.10: identified John McCorkle as the jumper on 08.25.10. 09.11.10: added facebook memorial page for Michael O'Neill, 07.17.06. 08.28.10: video clip of skyway jump from the 2006 movie, 'loren cass'. 08.22.10: found accidental faller, Julius Curry, 01.23.69. 08.22.10: found bridge faller, 02.20.82. 08.21.10: articles about skyway pile-up, 12.27.96. 08.12.10: found escaping jumper, William Frank Kuttig, 07.18.86. 08.12.10: found save, Christopher Moody, 11.26.81. 08.12.10: found jumper, 12.28.80. 08.11.10: found jumper, Leonard Francis Logan, 03.27.77. 08.11.10: found save, Milton Weston, 03.20.72. 08.11.10: additional articles for 12.15.72 09.18.72 12.12.70. 08.11.10: found saves, 09.08.66 09.01.66. 08.07.10: memorial message for Jennifer Francis, 12.09.03. 08.01.10: memorial message for Kenneth Goyette, 07.24.02. 07.18.10: additional articles for 11.08.59 06.08.79. 07.07.10: this page is created. thanks to jimmy k., nashville, georgia. |
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