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TexasTowelie

(116,809 posts)
Thu Dec 3, 2020, 06:14 AM Dec 2020

Mackinac Bridge Authority: Climbing the towers to take pics isn't worth the risk

Climbing the Mighty Mac to take epic photos just isn't worth the risk.

At least not in the eyes of the Mackinac Bridge Authority or the Michigan State Police, which announced Wednesday it is investigating this very thing.

In early November, a man activated an alarm on the bridge while apparently climbing it to take a photo from the top of one of the towers, the Mackinac Bridge Authority said. The alarm was activated a second time hours later, and the trespasser was seen leaving.

Local police were called, but they did not find the suspect.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/12/02/mackinac-bridge-climber-photos-stunt/3795908001/
(Detroit Free Press)

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Mackinac Bridge Authority: Climbing the towers to take pics isn't worth the risk (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2020 OP
the idea is to get there as soon as possible after the FIRST alarm Blues Heron Dec 2020 #1

Blues Heron

(6,133 posts)
1. the idea is to get there as soon as possible after the FIRST alarm
Thu Dec 3, 2020, 08:15 AM
Dec 2020

"OK he's finally leaving- give him a chance to get down the road then SWARM THA BRIDGE"

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