Annals of the Decline and Fall (cont’d.): Rush-hour traffic tied up for hours by I-5 jumper. The 26-year old woman is in critical condition in a Seattle hospital after jumping into the Lake Washington ship canal after a three-hour bridge railing dialogue with police. Interestingly, this Seattle Post-Intelligencer article does not mention that she was apparently persuaded to jump by the irate suggestions of motorists stalled by the standoff. .