I was on scene at a fatality years ago. From our side, it was a lot of waiting around for the go ahead from NR to leave the platform and BTP telling us we really were not needed. We weren't given much if a briefing beyond "these lines are turned off. Those ones are still live. Don't touch those ones.". It was amazing how many slip and trip hazards there were.
I learned a lot more visually about human anatomy that day than I did from any text book, and those images are ones that I am not sure I will ever completely unsee.
My understanding was that there was a further cleanup of "debris" at first light the next morning, and a further clear up a couple of days later after more bits were observed.
It is a shame that people feel that they have no other option than that, and feel so desperate that they will turn to such dramatic means. In this one, it sounded like there was no way the person could have survived as they had taken extremely deliberate action to end their own life.
There have been studies which show no correlation between discussions of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts - these conversations can help. The underfunding and overworking of NHS mental health staff is a separate problem that needs to be addressed, and the thresholds for access should be reevaluate to stop the thing of "not being sick enough" to gain access to services.
I learned a lot more visually about human anatomy that day than I did from any text book, and those images are ones that I am not sure I will ever completely unsee.
My understanding was that there was a further cleanup of "debris" at first light the next morning, and a further clear up a couple of days later after more bits were observed.
It is a shame that people feel that they have no other option than that, and feel so desperate that they will turn to such dramatic means. In this one, it sounded like there was no way the person could have survived as they had taken extremely deliberate action to end their own life.
There have been studies which show no correlation between discussions of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts - these conversations can help. The underfunding and overworking of NHS mental health staff is a separate problem that needs to be addressed, and the thresholds for access should be reevaluate to stop the thing of "not being sick enough" to gain access to services.