Worker Survives 140-Foot Fall Off Of Ambassador Bridge

Yesterday, a worker fell off the Ambassador Bridge into the Detroit River. He was pulled out of the water within minutes by a passing boat and taken to a hospital. Surprisingly, the worker is expected to survive. The chances of survival after off of a bridge are typically slim. Hitting the water from that height wouldn’t be too dissimilar to slamming against a solid surface.

Worker rescued after falling from Ambassador Bridge into Detroit River

The CBC reported that a contractor for the Ambassador Bridge Company fell 140 feet from scaffolding fixed to the bridge deck at 4:20 p.m. local time. The J.W. Westcott, a boat passing underneath the bridge, was close enough to get the fallen worker onboard before the U.S Coast Guard arrived at the scene. He was somehow conscious and talking after taking the massive plunge. The boat’s captain Sam Buchanan told the CBC:

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