I wonder if this is the same women that tried to jump before?

Phones still didnt work? Weird

This is very sad. To whomever are the relatives and friends, condolences on your loss.

The woman who took her life today was a wonderful person who was hurting beyond belief. This tragedy will never be understood by those who knew her. She was a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a niece, a cousin, a friend, an aunt, a co worker, a community member and so many other things. It is a very sad day for those who knew her. She was kind to all and helped so many people in her life. She was so loved by her family and friends. It is just really tragic in all ways. Please pray for her family to help them get through this tremendously hard time.

For the person who wrote, "big deal", I wonder why you wrote that? I suppose it is not a big deal to you because it does not relate to you. I hope you never have to experience the pain the family is going through right now and I also hope that you can gain empathy for those who you may not know. I wish that for you. It would be a kinder, gentler world.

I have been a pastor here for almost 20 years and I assure you, I am heartbroken each time this happens and honestly, I am afraid we will see more people commit this act as the times we live in are increasingly getting harder. It hurts so much more with each incident I hear.

Dear readers, please listen. Death is a FINAL solution to a temporary problem that can be repaired and improved. There is no turning back after your body leaves the railing. You are throwing yourself into eternity not knowing what lies on the other side. I only say this to cause that one person considering suicide to please think of your end. It is forever. I have studied and read the Bible completely through and have come to the conclusion that I am undecided where a person goes after suicide. Only God knows. He is love and mercy, but the Bible is not clear on this issue. I say this only to those who are reading and considering the same. There is help and there are people who will bear you up and care for you in your pain. And honeslty, God Himself sees your pain and He does care for you and your problem.

My heart hurts deeply for all the familes who have lost their loved ones. I am so sorry for your loss and pain. We are praying for you continually at all times.

I feel helpless and full of grief as I write this. I wish I could stand at the rail and stop everyone from jumping. I wish I could hold onto you and tell you that you are worth saving. You are. You are so loved.

honeybee, you are a kind person. And more forgiving than "Mr.big deal" deserves. You and all who knew this lady are in my prayers.

MRex21-I cannot fathom what has happened in your life that would make you so wretched. But I do pity you and your outlook on life.

maranathaauburn-Well said.

I encourage you to talk to a pastor, a counselor or a friend. Grief can overwhelm the strongest person and we are not made to shoulder the problems we do today. We all have a breaking point. I look forward to the day when the bridge will have higher railings and will be less of a temptation to jump.

I hope you understand that I would be very upset to have been misunderstood or have offended someone. I am not above anyone and am offering just another voice. If it resonates in your heart great. If not, I apologize. I dont normally write in public blogs, but I am desperate to say to the one considering that option to please consider the finality and the pain you will leave behind. My heart hurts for those so overwhelmed to the point that there is no other option to them excpet to end it all. I hae been in that very place and know the loneliness and pain. May God bless our town and may we work together and look to one another and our Lord Jesus Christ for help in our time of deepest need.

Honeybee1,

Please accept our condolances and know that we will be praying for you and the women's family. Thank you for sharing your words-they were powerful.

Sad and tragic to really think that it is your only option. May she find the peace she was looking for and so may her family and friends.

My prayers to her family. I pray that God comforts you in this great sorrow. It should be a VERY big deal to us all that our fellow man or woman is in such pain and travail.

Sad, like any needless loss of life. Perhaps a new railing is in order, it can be installed during the renovation work, if properly designed, it may not stop 100% of the incidents but it would surely prevent most.

This is very sad to me. I pray for her family.

I am hoping that the city and county will think more about putting some kind of barrier on the bridge rail to prevent this from happening. It is too easy for someone to make that jump during a very distraught time.

Unfortunately,I do not think altering the bridge is going to stop a person who wants to end their life. They will find an alternative solution. My prayers are with the family of the woman in this article.

riverose

Do you believe that barriers will stop suicide, or just deter it from this location? What about the lady that just threw herself down the hill beside the bridge? Should we put barriers on the sides of all the hills around the bridge now? If the county and city want to do something, they need to focus on reaching these people before they get to this point. Once the person has committed themselves to this deed it is too late.

I am so sorry to the family and friends of this woman, I didnt know her, but I was walking directly under the bridge when she jumped and I can say this has affected my life as well. I pray for the family and friends of this woman and hope they can one day find peace.

Another tragic loss of life, thank you Pastor for your heart felt post. To the family and friends of this woman, I hope somehow you find peace and comfort, my prayers are with you. Also lets not forget the men and women in Law Enforcement, Paramedics and any other personnel who had to preform the duties or retrieving this person from the river. They to will carry scars from this loss.

Honeybee, thank you for your words. The lady who took her life was a dear friend of mine too. I did not understand just how deeply in despair that she has been. I am sitting here at home still in shock at the news and wondering what I could have done and sad I did not take her out for coffee as I had promised. She was a generous and giving person and a wonderful mother and wife. Her family always came first and she was always the first to volunteer at school, church and for her children's activities. I am going to miss her so much. I pray that her husband and children family will somehow get through this terrible tragedy together with the help of their extended family and many, many friends.

Words simply cannot express how sorry I am for your loss. It is just tragic that someone would think that suicide is the answer. I speak from personal experience that sometimes we get to such a low point in our lives that we actually contemplate something that is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Your in my prayers.

My condolences to her family. May god comfort you in your time of need and guide through this valley of darkness. My thoughts & prayers are with you.

Rainbowlady--thank you for your kind words too. It is incredibly sad and it will take time to grieve this tremendous lose. I, too, wish I could have done more to help her and her husband and kids. I ache for her husband, her mom and dad, brother and sister, aunt and uncle, and others who tried so hard to help her through these tough times. I ache for her kids who will never see their mom again. So many people will miss and mourn her passing. So many questions will never be answered, but in the end I know she must have been in inconsolable pain because I also know that she loved her husband, children, and family deeply. She saw no way out of her situation, except by taking her own life. She could not see and hold onto the idea that her situation was a temporary problem. She tried to get better, she tried lots of things to free her suffering, but her mind was burdened most of her days by the heavy drape of her immediate pain. This is a terrible tragedy.

I just found out from a reliable source that it was indeed the poor woman who was talked off the bridge a couple of weeks ago. So heartbreaking.

how old was she? and what was so bad that she had to take her own life? was it just her problem? or her husbands as well? so very sad. I hope this didnt have anything to do with the economy & money.

Ok, I know this post is going to be removed, but, unless she had some underlying mental health or major physical pain issues, you need to say to yourself, if I commit suicide, my life is done. But my children will have to suffer the burden of not having their mom for the rest of their lives. They will have to explain every time someone says, "oh how did your mother pass away?" Their lives will never be the same. It's truely a sad situation, but think about what she just did to her children. If I ever got to the point where I wanted to end it, I would stop and say, no, I will not do this to my child! End of story.

Analyst wrote: "If I ever got to the point where I wanted to end it, I would stop and say, no, I will not do this to my child! End of story." As readers of the articles and comments, we don't know what was going on in her life that she felt so distraught that she felt she had no choice but to end her life. No one knows until they're in that situation what they would do. End of story.

The economy and money, lack of money...those who have been out of work for a year or more since the downturn, those struggling to survive on their savings and unemployment for as long as it lasts, those faced with foreclosures, loss of home, loss of assets, loss of self esteem, self worth, .....these are just some of the current 'in our face' problems that have 'many' feeling very desperate, alone, afraid and worthless......and the list goes on to include other personal problems, health issues, family issues.......I know... I'm liviing it.

My condolences to 'all' who knew this young woman. This is so horribly devestating to those she's left behind.

and I continue to hope, pray and try and keep a postive spirit every day...sometime....every minute....

Blessings to everyone

Suicide is a ver very selfish act!. How does one abandon their family like that?

May God forgive her and keep a watchful eye on her family.

I think that in some cases, particularly in the case of an adult who commits suicide, they have quite possibly lost their mind, and that is the problem. or They may not be in a place where they are thinking straight at all. To actually go through with it, some people believe you may really have become insane to do it. I don't think it is usually a matter of being selfish, I think this is just the devastating consequence of mental illness.

In some of the cases of younger people, I would not necessarily think they had lost their mind. it could be an issue of making a spontanous decision, without having the ability to truly understand the consequences. Again, such a tragedy when this happens.

Mental health funding is obviously in serious trouble, at least in california. I don't know if the funding cuts will make much of a difference or not. I do know people who sought help when the funding was there, but from what I witnessed, they didn't seem to receive enough help or the right kind of help, and they had a difficulty accessing that help, the system did not make it easy for them. And that can not be easy to do when your mind isn't working right.

Anyway, that is my opinion.

I want to let the family of this woman know, that my heart breaks for their loss, and I am so sorry.

This woman was acting in desperation.... as easy as it is to place blame on her for "doing" this to her family, unless you have been at the very bottom with no positive place to turn, you cannot understand. The lie is, if I weren't around it would be easier on everyone. It is very hard to change that lie in your heart without intervention, spiritual or psychologial.

Please let this remind everyone to be more watchful of those hurting around them, it is easier to be a friend before desperation takes them, than a friend attending their memorial. There are to many hurting people now feeling like there is no where to turn.

Prayers for Nancy's family.

Got cut off.

Please have compassion and respect in your comments.

No one ever really knows what may cause a person to take such a tragic step. I have known two.

It's usually only people who are suffering so badly that they can no longer hang on, and have tried, over and over.

So to those who consider this such a selfish act, yes, I agree. But...you were never in her shoes, and will never know what was going on.

She was drugged by legal doctors, and their voodoo wasn't working, except to pay-off pharm-reps and doctors peddling legal drugs that only added to her depression. We are a society of fix it by pills, and they usually just make things worse.

She could no longer cope, or see any any hope in life, so she jumped. Better than to have her family come home to find her with a bullet through her head, as so many have done. At least she chose a remote place, did it by herself, and didn't have the family come to it in their own home. Has any one thought of that?

When a person gets to this state, they are not themselves. They have been replaced by what Ekhart Tolle would call "the pain body," which does nothing but separation and destruction. The poor woman was completely in pain and loss, had tried everything, had lost her life as she knew it already, and simply didn't have the strength to go on. Her ki

Under those circumstances, I wish that we all have the strength to go on, no matter HOW bad the suffering.

She was obviously beyond help. …