12-19-2018
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The coroner has ruled that the death of Bellingham woman who was struck by a train last week was a suicide.
Bellingham police officers were sent to a train-pedestrian collision at the railroad crossing at the north end of Boulevard Park on December 10.
Lieutenant Claudia Murphy says that responding officers found a southbound train stopped and a deceased woman under a train car.
Police identified the victim as a 55-year-old Bellingham woman and upon further investigation determined Bolson intentionally walked onto the tracks in front of the approaching train.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK.