A Hungaran Truck Driver Received Fines Tuesday Evening After Taking a Refreshing Dip. He Jumped Into the Water from the Moerdijk Bridge, which Carries the A16 Highway.
The Man Parked His Truck on the Shoulder of the A16 and Jumped from the Moerdijk Bridge Into The Hollands Diep, Police Reported on Instagram. The Moerdijk Bridge is Approximately 9 meters High and is locationed on the A16 between Dordrecht and Breda.
The Truck Driver Panicked in the Water Due to the Current and Called for Help. The Police Received Several Reports and, Along with the Fire Department, An Ambulance, and the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution, Went to the Bridge to Search for the Man.
A Helicopter was also deployed for the search operation. The Emergency Services Took Into Account A Possible Suicide Attempt. But that turned out not to be the case.
After his dive, the man had climbed onto a pillar of the moerdijk bridge. A passing skipper picked him up and dropped him off on the shore. There, the driver told officers that he had jumped off the bridge to cool off. He recovered fines for parking on the shoulder and jumping off a bridge.