Milton is a village near Dumbarton, Scotland, where a bridge is located that attracts dogs for suicide. The name of this bridge is Overtoun Bridge. Overtoun Bridge is a category B-listed structure over the Overtoun Burn on the approach road to Overtoun House, near Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire. Almost 600 dogs have committed suicide by jumping from this bridge since the 1950s or 1960s till today. It was completed in 1895 to a design by the civil engineer H. E. Milner. Built in 1859, this bridge was named Overton Bridge and it was reported for the first time about dog suicides in the 1950s and 1960s. From this bridge, dogs were suddenly jumped without any reason and they died after falling from a height of 50 feet. In some incidents, even after falling from the bridge, if the dog survived somehow, he would have jumped back again from the bridge and finish his life. After continuous dog suicides, a warning board has been placed on the bridge. This bridge has also been the site of human murder and attempted suicide. Surprisingly, the suicides of all the dogs were mysterious because all the suicides were done from one side of the Overton Bridge with a special spot. What is such a secret in this bridge which forces these dogs to give their life, till today this mystery remains unsolved.
The deaths have received international media attention. The canine psychologist Dr. David Sands examined sight, smell and sound factors. He concluded that although it was not a definitive answer, the potent odour from male mink urine was possibly luring dogs to their deaths. But the local people told that there is no mink around here. Some people believe that this bridge has the shadow of evil spirits. In October 1994, a man threw his two-week-old son to his death from the bridge because he believed that his son was an incarnation of the Devil. He then attempted to commit suicide several times, first by attempting to jump off the bridge, later by slashing his wrists. According to another theory, the Overtoun Bridge is a place where a world of living and dead people is found. It is believed that dogs may see the kind of things or energy that can not be seen by humans. After all these incidents, a warning board has been placed on the bridge, in which instructions are given to keep your dogs carefully on the bridge.
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