BCSO: Hathaway Bridge jump was suicide attempt

PANAMA CITY
A woman who jumped off the Hathaway Bridge just before noon Sunday was suicidal, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman, who was not identified in a BCSO press release, had called her husband, despondent, moments before she threw herself over the side of the bridge about halfway between the peak and the foot of the bridge. 
A witness called 911 after watching the woman go over the side. He described the exact spot to deputies, who looked over the side and saw the woman treading water below. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission helped pull the woman out of the water and she was taken to a local hospital for treatment. 
While these events unfolded, the woman’s husband called 911 because he was worried she would attempt suicide. Deputies let him know his wife had been hospitalized.