Shocking video shows woman tumble down fully-raised Brickell Bridge
Newly shared shocking video shows the moments a woman fell from a staggering height at the top of the Brickell Bridge when it was fully risen Saturday morning. She was hospitalized as well as an officer who rushed to her rescue.
Around 10:40 a.m., bystanders hurriedly called 911 after watching an unidentified woman take a frightening fall off the drawbridge located at 1 Brickell Avenue, Miami police said.
Video showed the woman clinging to the railings at the very top of the bridge as it rose. When it reached its peak, she fell, sliding down the entire way and colliding with the road below.
Miami officers nearby rushed into action to rescue her. In their haste, one officer cut his hand from shattered glass. The woman and the officer were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital by Miami Fire Rescue. It’s unclear in what condition she was in.
Robert Bruno, who witnessed the woman sliding down the bridge, caught the incident on his phone. He told the Miami Herald that he watched in disbelief.
“It was something that I have always thought happening like, ‘What would I do?’” Bruno said. “The woman held on for dear life.”
From what Bruno could see, people weren’t immediately able to get to her and had to wait for the bridge to come down.
“Not many people realized what happened at first,” he said. “It was intense.”
This story was originally published June 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM.
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