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BU Bridge shut in search for possible jumper
By adamg on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 6:28pm
First responders on the BU Bridge. Photo by Greg Hum.
UPDATE, 7 p.m. A thermal scanner mounted on a State Police helicopter found no evidence of a body; firefighters began packing up to leave.
Around 6:15 p.m., based on a phone call. Police and firefighters from both Boston and Cambridge are on scene and searching the Charles River.
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Special place in hell
For those who commit suicide during rush hour
You can stand down
No body found and just a single phone call, so sounds like nobody actually jumped.
Special place in Hell
For those who make a jab at those committing suicide
And ...
For those who tie up emergency services with prank calls (on the unsupported and possibly untrue assumption that this was a prank).
Another special place in hell
Another special place in hell for sanctimonious anonymous Internet commenters.
I wonder how many special places this hell has...
In hell
Everyone is special
Hell is a bad word
so all these comments need a trigger warning.
Do those things really work
Do those things really work when the subject is underwater? I would think the thermal radiation would be attenuated by the water.
Underwater
Not if they're underwater. They detect heat radiating off whatever they're pointed at. If the person is at the surface, you'd spot them; if they're below the surface but close to it, you might get an image from the water that's heated by their body.
Thermal imaging devices are really helpful for rescue in wooded areas, especially in winter and especially at night.