The 16-year-old girl who was pushed off a bridge now said she would like her friend to ‘sit in jail’ for what she did.
Family members of Jordan Holgerson initially said the teen did not want to see her close friend, 18-year-old Taylor Smith, face charges.
But as the teen continues to recover from a slew of injuries at home, she has changed her tune.
‘Now that I’ve thought about it more, I’m kind of wanting her to sit in jail and think about at least what she did,’ Jordan told Today.
Jordan Holgerson, the 16-year-old who was pushed off a Washington bridge, said she now wants her friend to ‘sit in jail’ for what she did
Taylor Smith, 18, (pictured above) may face charges for pushing her Jordan Holgerson off Moulton Falls Bridge last week
While Taylor has said sorry to Jordan and said in interviews that she ‘feels really bad about what happened’, the apologies just aren’t enough.
‘I had five broken ribs, and we just found out I have another broken rib, and I had two punctured lungs,’ Jordan said.
‘I’m in a lot of pain. In the mornings it’s the worst. It hurts to breathe, my side hurts, my shoulder hurts, I can’t even get up.’
Jordan said she ‘kind of got mad’ at her friend because now the rest of her summer ‘is gone’.
‘I’m probably going to be recovering for the rest of the school year,’ she added.
Jordan fell 60 feet when Taylor shoved her off Moulton Falls Bridge in Washington on August 7.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has since finished its investigation and forwarded the case to the prosecutor’s office for ‘appropriate charging’.
While Taylor has said sorry to Jordan and said she ‘feels really bad about what happened’, the apologies just aren’t enough for Jordan (pictured recovering at home with friends)
Jordan suffered five broken ribs and a punctured lung from the fall. Her body is also covered in bruises, as pictured here
‘I’m in a lot of pain. In the mornings it’s the worst. It hurts to breathe, my side hurts, my shoulder hurts, I can’t even get up,’ Jordan said
Authorities said Taylor has been cooperating with the investigation.
Jordan is now recovering at home from her injuries which, in addition to the broken ribs and punctured lung, also include a bruised esophagus, an injured trachea, and air bubbles in her chest.
Doctors have said the water would have been ‘like concrete’ given the distance of her fall and expect it may take months for Jordan to completely heal.
Footage of the shove quickly went viral and showed Jordan standing on top of the bridge with a group of friends gathered behind her.
‘No, I won’t go in,’ Jordan told her friends as they tried to pressure her to jump off the bridge.
Footage of the ordeal, which quickly went viral, showed Jordan standing on top of the bridge with a group of friends gathered behind her
Jordan could be heard repeatedly saying ‘no’ before Taylor suddenly shoved her off the bridge
She could be heard saying ‘no’ a second time before Taylor suddenly shoved her off.
Jordan hit the water with a horrifying thud as someone off-camera said: ‘Oh, that’s so f****d’.
In an interview from the hospital, Jordan said she thought she might have ‘blacked out’ midair but was aware and awake when she hit the water.
‘I could have died, easily,’ she told reporters two days after the incident.
The woman who originally posted the video online, Ashley Mahree, called for Taylor to be held accountable.
‘This looks to be almost criminal…this could have easily taken a life,’ Mahree wrote in the YouTube description. ‘I think this girl needs to be held accountable in some way.’
It comes as friends claimed Taylor has not shown any remorse since the incident.
Doctors say it may take months for Jordan to recover from five cracked ribs and her severe internal injuries, including an injured trachea and punctured lung
Holgerson’s red and seriously bruised left thigh is pictured above after she slammed into the water from 60ft
Jordan spoke out from hospital two days after the incident (above) saying she could have easily died after being pushed off a 60-foot ledge
Jordan (pictured after returning home from the hospital) said she will likely spent the rest of the year recovering from her injuries
‘Taylor has been going out as if nothing happened,’ a family friend told The Sun. ‘Taylor hasn’t been to visit Jordan to see if she is okay. She clearly doesn’t care.’
Instagram photos showed Smith partying at Clark County Fair just days after the incident.
Speaking to DailyMail.com last week, Jordan’s aunt Kristie Morgan said the injured teenager had decided not to seek ‘revenge’ against Taylor.
‘Jordan is truly the sweetest girl in the world. It doesn’t matter what someone does to her she always has someone’s best interest at heart,’ she said.
‘She doesn’t wish to seek revenge on her friend. But in my opinion her friend needs to learn a lesson.’
‘She could have killed her and it wouldn’t be a question at all if she was in trouble for her actions. She would be in jail right now, but that is how Jordan feels.’
Pictures of Smith partying with a friend at a fair were shared just days after incident (left). Relatives have since claimed that she ‘isn’t sorry and doesn’t care’