A girl who was seen climbing and dancing on prime of one of many arches on the sixth Road Bridge spanning the Los Angeles River was taken into custody Thursday morning.
Greg Fox, 58, was strolling house from taking part in basketball on the Boyle Heights Sports activities Heart and Park when he seen a girl inching herself up an arch on the sixth Road Bridge. Fox was throughout the road and commenced filming the girl, who he stated was pacing backwards and forwards on the arch for 25 minutes. The video exhibits her speaking to herself, masking her face in misery and dancing.
“She was there dancing round and simply performing not proper,” he stated. “I believed she was going to leap [off the bridge], however then she sat down after which acquired again up and was up there a really very long time, waving her palms round.”
Los Angeles police arrived on the scene at 11:53 a.m. and took the topic, a girl in her mid-20s, into custody two minutes later, LAPD spokesperson Tony Im stated. The lady’s title was not disclosed.
The lady started making her method down the archway as quickly as police arrived and went with police willingly, Fox stated.
Im stated the girl would obtain medical consideration.
“It was type of unhappy, however I see these things on a regular basis,” Fox, who lived on the streets in Skid Row for a few 12 months, stated. “I wish to expose how horrible it’s down right here, how a lot individuals are in want of psychological well being companies.”
Fox now lives in a single-room occupancy lodge. SROs are designed to serve the estimated 4,400 individuals who dwell on the streets or in shelters in Skid Row.
