HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla - 79 year old Helen Koton was walking across a drawbridge and soon found herself hanging on for her life when the bridge opened and left her dangling from it. She did not hear any warning signals when the bridge opened.
According to Ms. Koton, she she grabbed onto the railing when the bridge opened and held on as the bridge reached it's full height. There she remained dangling until motorists alerted the attendant several minutes later.
The attendant lowered the span which caused her to fall on her face, bruising her forehead and nose. Brian Scott, the bridgetender's supervisor, declined to comment further other than to say the incident is under investigation.
