Kristin Oh is a public safety reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal. The Redding Record Searchlight contributed to this post. 'Based on the information and circumstances, the Shasta County Dive Team responded to assist in the search.' 'The video showed the victim jump off the bridge and attempt a flipping maneuver before landing awkwardly in the water,' the sheriff's office said. Gorum was found in 37 feet of water about 7:45 p.m.ĭeputies learned Gorum had jumped off bridges and cliffs before and was being filmed by a group of friends that day. The dive team from the Shasta County Sheriff's Office was called in to search under the bridge in the dark, muddy water.

26-year-old Jimmy Ivan Jennings sparked an hours-long search and rescue effort after he jumped into the Atchafalaya river from a span bridge that is part of interstate 10. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials originally tweeted about the incident. Gorum had been under water for more than 30 minutes by the time deputies arrived, according to the sheriff's office, and they were unable to find him along the shoreline or on the water. A Louisiana man was cited for criminal mischief and trespassing after he jumped into an alligator-infested river because he was 'bored' while sitting in traffic. A man died Saturday night after he jumped from the Fort Pitt Bridge. Wednesday, saying the had not resurfaced from a possible drowning. On July 28, Shasta County sheriff's deputies from the Burney substation and the California Highway Patrol helicopter began a search after Gorum's girlfriend contacted deputies at 4:13 p.m. 'Don never failed to brighten up whatever room he walked into,' the fundraiser stated.

Gorum was a loving son, grandson, brother friend and boyfriend, according to the fundraiser. The fundraiser also state that Gorun died doing what he loved. A man who jumped into the Atchafalaya River from the Interstate 10 Basin bridge Friday swam for three hours before being rescued and later arrested.WBRZ-TV i. Gorum was a member of the Silver State Hotshots and has been fighting wildfires since 2017, according to a Gofundme organized for his memorial. A man who jumped into the Atchafalaya River from the Interstate 10 Basin bridge Friday swam for three hours before being rescued and. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office identified a 23-year-old Sparks resident, an experienced cliff and bridge jumper, as the man who jumped off of Lake Britton Bridge last week while friends were filming.ĭon Taylor Gorum was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel.

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