Selfie-Taking Woman Survives Plunge Off NorCal Bridge
AUBURN, Placer County (AP) -- A woman who fell 60 feet while taking a selfie on a Northern California bridge will not be charged for trespassing, authorities said.
This is where the female was on the girders and fell 60 feet. You can lose your life and none of that is worth a selfie! #pcso #calfire pic.twitter.com/Y1JBPlakNV
— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) April 5, 2017
The Placer County Sheriff's Office said the woman was airlifted to a hospital and is expected to survive.
The woman, who hasn't been identified, and a group of friends were walking on a catwalk underneath the 730-foot-tall Foresthill Bridge near Auburn when she fell Tuesday while taking a photo. She landed on a trail below.
Yesterday a female was tresspassing on the F. H. Bridge, attempted to take a selfie, fell 60 feet below and is expected to survive. #pcso pic.twitter.com/cSFAQm3V9N
— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) April 5, 2017
Authorities say the walkways under the bridge are closed to the public, and people who walk on them are violating the law and can be cited.
But sheriff's officials said Wednesday that they hope the woman learned a lesson, and they won't be charging her.