By Linda Seida, Staff Writer
A Pennsylvania woman attempted suicide by jumping about 50 feet from an overpass into the shallow Alexauken Creek.
Karen Gindhart, 36, of Warminster, suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries, according to Lambertville police. She is being treated at the Helene Fuld Medical Center in Trenton.
Police in Lambertville first became aware of Ms. Gindhart’s intention to kill herself when a resident of the Malloy Tract notified them shortly after 9 a.m. last Wednesday of a suspicious vehicle parked in her driveway.
When Lambertville police arrived, they discovered a note on the vehicle’s windshield “indicating her intent,” according to police.
The note also contained a cell phone number. Police tried unsuccessfully to find her by using the cell phone’s GPS tracking technology.
When police called the number, Ms. Gindhart’s husband answered. Lambertville police said the husband told officers he had already reported his wife’s intention to New Hope police.
A New Hope patrolman also arrived on the scene and confirmed that her family reported her as “possibly suicidal,” according to Lambertville police.
Lambertville police said the husband informed them she had attempted suicide about a year ago. Police said they did not know the reason why she wanted to kill herself.
Fog prevented a medical helicopter from removing the woman from the scene. Instead, she was transported by the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad to the Helene Fuld Medical Center.
