SON OF HARRY HOPE
2006-09-18 18:51:47 UTC
LANTANA, Fla. (UPI) -- A 31-year-old Florida man trying to cure his
10-year-old daughter's fear of heights by jumping from a bridge with
her broke his leg in the fall.
Troy and Meagan Stewart jumped 15 feet from a bridge in Lantana, Fla.,
into the Intracoastal Waterway -- but the water was
only 18 inches deep there, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported
Wednesday.
Meagan was not injured, but her dad broke his leg in what police
described as "an example of what not to do as a parent."
"And let this be a lesson to everybody: Somebody's tried it, and it's
not a good idea," Police Capt. Andy Rundle said.
Stewart had no comment from his hospital bed.
Police did not charge Stewart since Meagan said she jumped willingly.
The fifth-grader added she was not upset with her father.
"I'm going to tell him I don't think he should have done that and you
should have learned your lesson," Meagan said.
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"Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed."
--Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) US cartoonist
10-year-old daughter's fear of heights by jumping from a bridge with
her broke his leg in the fall.
Troy and Meagan Stewart jumped 15 feet from a bridge in Lantana, Fla.,
into the Intracoastal Waterway -- but the water was
only 18 inches deep there, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported
Wednesday.
Meagan was not injured, but her dad broke his leg in what police
described as "an example of what not to do as a parent."
"And let this be a lesson to everybody: Somebody's tried it, and it's
not a good idea," Police Capt. Andy Rundle said.
Stewart had no comment from his hospital bed.
Police did not charge Stewart since Meagan said she jumped willingly.
The fifth-grader added she was not upset with her father.
"I'm going to tell him I don't think he should have done that and you
should have learned your lesson," Meagan said.
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"Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed."
--Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) US cartoonist