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VIDEO: Shocking moment teenage girl pushed from a bridge caught on camera

VIDEO: Shocking moment teenage girl pushed from a bridge caught on camera

The shocking moment a 16-year-old girl was pushed from a bridge in Washington has been captured on video.

The video shows Jordan Holgerson standing on the edge of a bridge overlooking Moulton Falls in Yacolt, Washington.

In the clip, Holgerson can be heard saying "No, I won't go in," before she is pushed by an unidentified female friend from behind.

The teenager fell 60 feet into the water below.

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According to the Daily Mail, Holgerson suffered five cracked ribs and a number of internal injuries, as well as a bruised oesophagus, injured trachea, air bubbles in her chest and a punctured lung.

Speaking from her hospital bed, the 16-year-old told KGW8 someone immediately swam out and assisted her.

She said: "In midair, I think I might have blacked out...But I was aware and awake when I hit the water."

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Holgerson's mother told Thoroughbred Daily News that he daughter is lucky to be alive.

She said: "She is alert but in pain and is very tired. We're lucky she is going to recover and not have permanent injuries."

The woman is a friend of Holgerson and has apologised for the incident, but she said "her apologies are not enough."

"I could've died," said Holgerson.

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"It could've ended a lot worse, is what I'm thinking about."

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