NBPD release – Thursday, October 25, 2018 08:30 am case # N2018-5568 – On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at approximately 2100 hours, the North Bend Police Department received multiple 911 emergency calls regarding a possible suicidal subject on the McCullough Bridge. Officers from the North Bend Police Department and Oregon State Police as well as members from the North Bend Fire Department and Bay Cities Ambulance Emergency Medical First Responders all responded and worked together to provide care for an injured adult female located upon arriving on the bridge. This individual was identified as a 58-year-old female from Coos Bay. Witnesses indicated that she was a pedestrian on the bridge and intentionally stepped into traffic. She was subsequently struck by a semi-truck. Bay Cities Ambulance transported her to Bay Area Hospital with significant limb injuries. The bridge was closed for approximately one hour during this event.
