Jumped off the bypass bridge into the river in Selma. Several people did that day. One guy went to the top of the train trestle bridge and jumped. Stove him up pretty bad.

Funniest part was, last guy to jump at the bypass lost his nerve and wouldn't go. He sat on the rail up there until a local pastor came by and thought he was committing suicide. The pastor got out and told the guy (who's initials were Kevin Bush) "Don't do it, son. Whatever it is, we can work it out!".

Took Kevin a second to figure out what he was talking about, but when he realized what the preacher thought, he decided to have a little fun with it. He told the preacher "No, I just can't take it anymore!" And jumped off. I presume he thought the man would see him hit the water and swim to shore and get the joke.

No such luck. The preacher thought he was dead. He called 911 and here came the Authorities. All of them. Game Wardens, Deputy Sherriffs, Selma City Police, Water Patrol, you name it. A four star hoorah ensued. People were jumping in boats and hauling ass (despite the fact there was only one or two boat landings you could bet to from there). It was pure chaos. Funny now though