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A 22-year-old woman jumped off the High Level Bridge on Sunday afternoon, the same day an evocative art installation of five figures scaling the new suicide barrier mysteriously appeared on the west side of the historic structure.

She survived the plunge with no obvious injuries, but was taken to hospital as a precaution, said Edmonton police Insp. Regan James.

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She was found walking along the river bank east of the bridge after she scaled the suicide barrier and jumped about 3:30 p.m., a few hours after the last figures were taken down by city workers.

The woman told police she regretted jumping. James said it had nothing to do with the art installation.

“We’ve had people scale the ( black railing) and now scale the barriers,” he said. “We’ve caught people up on top where the train trestle is attempting (to jump) from there … How are you going to stop people from finding a high place and jumping? It’s a pretty tough problem to solve.”