An 18-year-old woman said she “didn’t think about the consequences” before pushing her 16-year-old friend off a bridge that was 60 feet high — equivalent to six stories — in
Washington state last week.
Her friend,
Jordan Holgerson, suffered several broken ribs and an injured esophagus and trachea after falling into the river.
“I thought she would be fine,” the teen,
Taylor Smith, told ABC News'
Good Morning America on Friday.
Earlier this month, a video that showed Holgerson being pushed off a bridge at the
Lewis River at
Moulton Falls Regional Park in Vancouver, Wash., went viral on social media before it was removed.
"She wanted to jump and she was scared and she had asked me to give her a push," Taylor Smith claimed.
Smith told Good Morning America she has apologized to Holgerson “several times” since the incident, claiming she attempted to visit her while she was in the hospital but was “asked to leave.” However, a previous report said Smith was reportedly acting as if “nothing happened” and allegedly had not made any attempts to visit Holgerson.
Clark County Sheriff's Office investigators have looked into the incident and are expected to announce whether they will file charges against Smith on Friday, GMA reported.
"She wanted to jump and she was scared and she had asked me to give her a push," Smith claimed.
Smith told Good Morning America she has apologized to Holgerson “several times” since the incident, claiming she attempted to visit her while she was in the hospital but was “asked to leave.” However, a previous report said Smith was reportedly acting as if “nothing happened” and allegedly had not made any attempts to visit Holgerson.
Clark County Sheriff's Office investigators have looked into the incident and are expected to announce whether they will file charges against Smith on Friday, GMA reported.