The Overtoun or "Dog Suicide" Bridge
Bridge causes dogs to leap to their death for mysterious reasons
Category Architectural Oddities
Located near the village of Milton in the burgh of Dumbarton, Scotland, exists a bridge that for some reason or another, has been attracting suicidal dogs since the early 60s. At a rate of around one a month, dogs have been regularly leaping from the bridge; an estimated 600 have been reported jumping.
Even more strange are the circumstances behind these incidents of kamikaze canines. Not only have they been plummeting to their deaths from the bridge, but many have witnessed the dogs actually climbing the parapet wall before making the jump. Even stranger are the reports of dogs surviving their brush with death, only to return to the bridge for a second attempt.
Many theories have arisen on why these doggy suicides occur at such a regular pace, but nothing conclusive has been found. The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has sent representatives to investigate, but they too were stumped by the cause of the strange behavior.
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- Address Milton, G82 2TH
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Anonymous
March 6, 2010
First time I heard about it .Its really looking very danger bridge. -
Anonymous
March 3, 2010
I enjoyed reading this post. Thanks for a wonderful job! That bridge looks like it is thousands of years old.
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Anonymous
December 13, 2009
Dogs are just about as human as any animals
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Anonymous
December 13, 2009
That's not only weird but also very sad for dogs and doglovers.
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