<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3x3Q5R_0vl5f3Ey00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3x3Q5R_0vl5f3Ey00" width="300" height="300" ></figure><p>A troubling scene near downtown Ottawa Thursday afternoon.</p><p>A call initially went out to the Ottawa Fire Department at 4:30 about a woman jumping off the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Illinois River. Emergency dispatchers reported getting several calls about the jump.</p><p>Moments after the initial 9-1-1 calls came in, first responders were told the woman landed on the concrete, on the north side of the bridge, and not in the Illinois River. She was taken to OSF in Ottawa where a Life Flight helicopter was called to pick her up.</p><p>You'll hear more details on this story as they become available.</p></div></body>

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Life Flight Helicopter Responds To Ottawa After Woman Jumps Off Veterans Memorial Bridge

A troubling scene near downtown Ottawa Thursday afternoon. A call initially went out to the Ottawa Fire Department at 4:30 about a woman jumping off the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Illinois River. Emergency dispatchers reported getting several calls about the jump. Moments after the initial 9-1-1 calls came in,...