JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The trailer of a big rig that went over the edge of the Dames Point Bridge the Friday before Christmas remains in the water more than a month later, and now its load of water bottles is seeping into the river.
Boaters are concerned the bottles will pollute the St. Johns River and harm marine life.
Jacksonville boat captain Lee Bowman was out on the river fishing when he came across the trailer and saw its contents of bottles spilling out.
“Water bottles were all over the place, inside the trailer and starting to float out of it,” he said.
The post has been shared more than 1,100 times on social media.
“I’m really glad it’s getting as much exposure as it is, and more for the reason that I want to see something done about it,” Bowman said.
“I want to see it cleaned up.” Bowman said he and a few friends went to secure the back door of the trailer to avoid more plastic bottles getting into the river.
"I’ve got kids that I want to raise up fishing in the area, and I don’t want this plastic and trash in the river any more than anybody else does," Bowman said.
Bowman said he and his friends ended up using power from his boat to push the container door shut.
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