On April 18th,2003 was the start of our first investigation at the Burlington Canal. To follow are our findings of things that deal with the paranormal in our opinion.Īt the Canal there is a landmark sign that explains a bit about the beginning's of how the canal came about.Ī view of the Lift Bridge as it stands today. If you are not a believer into the paranormal, this is fine and we hope that you enjoyed the history of the Burlington Skyway Bridge and Canal. Fitzgerald rams bridge.Ĥ/ In 1952 the Baillie Bridge get nicknames such as the bridge of mystery?ĥ/ On SCrane tumbles over onto electical wires from sudden wind.Ħ/ On Sconstuction worker slips off bridge and falls to his death.Ħ/ On JCrane breaks apart for unknown reasons.Ĩ/ On May 18,1982 Teen has urge to jump off Skyway and survives.ĩ/ On May 18,1984 Man jumps off Skyway commits suicideġ0/ On July 2,1987 constuction worker blown off bridge and drownsĪfter reviewing some of the reports of strange things that happened in this area and the number of deaths, gave us cause to conduct a paranormal investigation to the Skyway bridge and the Burlington Canal. Apparently he did not tie down his safety belt because he was moving from one spot to another on the bridge.ġ/ In 1830 schooner craft wipes out bridge.Ģ/ On May 13,1948 man drowns in car accident.ģ/ On April 29,1952 the W. Decker was wearing heavy work clothes and a heavy tool belt when he hit the water. Jerosky started to look into the canal and noticed a small object in the middle of the canal, then the object turned and he saw it was the face of the steel worker. Decker hit the water apparently he resurfaced and tried to swim in the choppy water only to be pulled down again.Īnother witness "Bob Jerosky" was preparing to fish when he saw something falling from the bridge.Then there was a big splash and a couple of seconds later he heard all these screams coming from the bridge yelling "HELP! HELP!" Divers were also brought in by the Peel Police. Īccording to a fellow worker who saw the man fall, as told to reporters, the man was wearing his safety belt but it was not attached to the bridge.Īuthorities had used dragging units from the Canadian Coast Gaurd, the Hamilton - Wentworth Police Marine Unit, the beach rescue unit, and the town of Oakville Water Air Rescue Force. Decker was carrying a piece of sheet metal when a gust of wind came along and tossed him off the catwalk. Decker was working on the center span of the old Skyway Bridge when a gust of wind blew him off causing him to fall 120 feet into the canal. The accident happened about 10:45 am on July 2, '87. There were 143 persons involved in the 383 incidents he continued to say, noting it was not uncommon for the same person to excape several times.Īnother construction fatality happened at the Skyway Bridge when a steel worker "Tony Decker" aged 26 of Hamilton was blown off the bridge into the canal. Marcel Lemieux said in 1983 there were 383 incidents (1.04 incidents per day) in which a patient would flee the institition. The police divers and marine rescue unit recovered the body from the canal.ĭr. The workmen stated they saw the man walk up the old Skyway Bridge from Hamilton, then they called to him but he did not respond.
The man jumped off the bridge around 11:30am and his plunge was seen by work crews that were working on the pillars for the new Skyway twin.
At the same time the police received reports of a man that just jumped off the Skyway Bridge. At about 11:30am the hospital contacted police. Hospital staff later discovered a suicide note in the man's room.Ī search was conducted by hospital staff when they could not find him. The staff had noticed that he must have changed out of his pajamas into street clothes before fleeing.
He apparently ran off between checks and it was at the 10:45am check when he was noticed missing. Upon further investigation the 29 year old patient was under careful care of nurses who were to check on him every 15 minutes. A 29 year old man who escaped from the Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital leaped to his death off the Burlington Skyway Bridge.
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