Millau Viaduct suicide fall, Digi Mart USA News (Millau, Aveyron, France): Firefighters from Aveyron were dispatched to the Millau Viaduct at 5:23 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, after a person was reported threatening to jump over the safety railing.
When rescuers arrived, the individual was standing at the edge of the parapet. After speaking with firefighters, the 34-year-old man, originally from Lozère, jumped into the void.
His body was recovered by firefighters between piers 4 and 5, near the Marc Legrand roundabout in the commune of Creissels. The fall was approximately 140 meters.
The source notes that the incident is not the first tragedy in the area. On August 30, a 23-year-old man was found dead after jumping from the Millau Viaduct.
