The Royal Park Bridge is closed to all traffic Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 as West Palm Beach police and fire rescue work on the scene in West Palm Beach, Fla. A bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip, officials said. (Meghan McCarthy/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Police say a bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side.
West Palm Beach police spokesperson Mike Jachles says she tried to hang on and a bystander also tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip.
The woman fell five or six stories and landed on concrete.
Police are trying to determine why the bridge tender began raising the span before it was clear of pedestrians.
News outlets report that the bridge tender was “distraught” over what happened.
