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There are posts along the pier. It could, and most likely, was the car passing those posts making it appear as if the driver was breaking. There is a delay in retrieving the vehicle because of the condition of the water. I feel so bad for the person that decided to take their life. Someone knows who this person was. Someone is missing a family member. I've seen speculation as to who it was online. It would make sense if they're correct. I have to go to the beach for the Polar Plunge this weekend. It's not far from the pier. After losing my dad to suicide I know it's going to be on my mind even more so being so close.
Crofton Diving (they are an amazing company) was out there this weekend. I don't know that their divers were there but their barge was. I think they'll most likely be back out there later this week.
Both of these things could be true, but someone also told me a rumor that the car was braking to avoid hitting seagulls. Probably nobody will ever know. Incidentally the girls who filmed the video are students at the school where I work and the owner of the pier restaurant is a friend of mine. Small world.
'The circumstances do match'
Around the same time the vehicle plunged into the ocean, police said, the missing man's family contacted police
Mystery surrounds SUV that drove off Virginia Beach pier amid search for missing person
As of Thursday, the SUV remained submerged in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Beach with a person presumed dead behind the wheel.www.usatoday.com
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One occupant was inside the vehicle and appeared to be an adult male, according to Virginia Beach police spokesperson Jody Saunders.One person found inside vehicle that drove off Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
After nearly a week of delays, calm conditions in the ocean Friday morning finally provided the window of opportunity for officials to recover the car that crashed off the Virginia Beach Fishing Pi…
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I mean, if it's clear the person took their own life (which in this case it very much is) there's really no reason to release their identity. Especially when there's video on the internet of their death, or at least the seconds leading up to it. Perhaps the family doesn't want the person to only ever be remembered by their very public suicide. Or they feel it might bring some shame/humiliation to their family- they shouldn't feel that way, to be clear, but I would understand if they did. There is still a huge stigma around mental health issues, unfortunately.I find this a bit strange:
VBPD does not plan to release name of person who drove off pier
A spokesperson with Virginia Beach Police confirmed to WAVY Monday that they do not plan to release the name “as this incident appears to have been a deliberate act.”
I get that, but it will probably eventually come out one way or another. It could be helpful to others to understand what went wrong. To encourage others to reach out for help. Unfortunately sometime people reach out for help and no one is there, or the people around them don't know what to do to help. Sometimes it's a spontaneous act after something painful happened. It's incredibly sad either way.
I found out looking at reply posts from local news on FB. MY curious nature got the better of me. It really didn't bring me any real clarity. Local in VA as well.
