Accused of cheating, marathon runner Frank Meza's life fell apart (2019)

Re:Accused of cheating, marathon runner Frank Meza's life fe... by Maursault on Thursday March 10, 2022 @08:40AM (#30626751)

> and killing yourself over being discovered

I'm not clear on the suicide. Usually when men commit suicide, it is not survivable. I don't see how jumping into an an empty LA river channel would be considered "unsurvivable." Standing at the brink, I'd expect someone like him to realize, "this is no good... I might survive." Isn't it possible he was pushed? He did have future plans to deliver lunch to his wife.

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Re:Accused of cheating, marathon runner Frank Meza's life fe... by loeg on Thursday March 10, 2022 @11:43AM (#30628933)

> I don't see how jumping into an an empty LA river channel would be considered "unsurvivable."

The bridge is maybe 18 feet above ground level and the river bed is maybe 35 feet below ground; about 53 feet of total fall, on to concrete. That's a very big fall, and his advanced age makes it even more dangerous.

I don't think the theory that male suicides are rationally evaluating success probability is especially sound. But even under that theory, it's a hard fall.

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