{"id":2635684,"date":"2026-07-26T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-missouri-high-speed-chase-suspect-survives-after-stopping-car-swan-diving-off-bridge-to-escape-cops\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T12:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:31:34","slug":"video-missouri-high-speed-chase-suspect-survives-after-stopping-car-swan-diving-off-bridge-to-escape-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-missouri-high-speed-chase-suspect-survives-after-stopping-car-swan-diving-off-bridge-to-escape-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Missouri High-Speed Chase Suspect Survives After Stopping Car, Swan Diving Off Bridge to Escape Cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-missouri-high-speed-chase-suspect-survives-after-stopping-car-swan-diving-off-bridge-to-escape-cops%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Missouri man, gavin Thor Lundgren, is in police custody after fleeing from law enforcement during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-year-old-man-charged-with-murder-of-texas-pastor\/\" title=\"21-year-old man charged with murder of Texas pastor\">high-speed chase<\/a>. He reportedly drove at 75 mph in a 45 mph zone, evaded officers by maneuvering through a parking lot, and then fled again. Teh chase ended at the Kimberling City Bridge, where Lundgren exited his vehicle and jumped off into Table Rock Lake to escape.Emergency responders managed to stop his car before it caused damage and located him in the water with the help of fire personnel. Despite sustaining injuries from the fall, Lundgren survived the jump. He was arrested and charged with resisting arrest, careless driving, assaulting officers, and interfering with law enforcement. He is currently held without bond, and his motives for fleeing remain unclear.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Missouri man is in police custody after leading officers on a high speed chase and then ditching his vehicle to swan-dive off of a bridge.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ky3.com\/2026\/07\/20\/man-jumps-off-kimberling-city-bridge-accused-assaulting-3-deputies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KYTV<\/a> in Springfield, Missouri, 26-year-old Gavin Thor Lundgren is facing numerous charges after allegedly fleeing a stop after an incident on July 18.<\/p>\n<p>The man\u2019s arrest is now going viral as he survived a dangerous jump from the Kimberling City Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said that deputies attempted to stop the suspect just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/driver-fleeing-police-dives-headfirst-missouri-bridge-video-rcna588641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies alleged that the suspect was going 75 miles per hour, while the speed limit was 45.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/22\/us-news\/missouri-motorist-diches-car-dives-off-bridge-in-police-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, when deputies turned on their lights and attempted to pull him over, \u201cLundgren then drove into a parking lot and looped around a building before getting back onto the road and speeding away from officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dashcam shows crazed motorist ditch car, dive headfirst off bridge during police chase <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lr0wTs4UhA\">https:\/\/t.co\/Lr0wTs4UhA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yyucQUngeM\">pic.twitter.com\/yyucQUngeM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2080029931912712258?\">July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After leading deputies on a chase, it ended at the bridge, where he got out of the driver\u2019s side and proceeded to cross the road and leap off the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Dash cam video from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tragic-deputies-investigating-nearly-2-dozen-dogs-die-boarding-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deputies<\/a> chasing him captured what happened next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContact water patrol, he just jumped over the bridge,\u201d one deputy can be heard saying over the radio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe jumped!\u201d another can be heard saying as he ran in front of the police vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just jumped over the bridge,\u201d another can be heard saying over the radio.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Missouri Suspect Dives Headfirst Off Bridge To Escape Deputies<\/p>\n<p>Newly released dashcam video shows a Missouri man abandoning his moving car on a bridge and diving headfirst into Table Rock Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Thor Lundgren, 26, was allegedly driving 75 in a 45 zone when Stone County\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ePXu108kn\">pic.twitter.com\/8ePXu108kn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TWT UNLEASHED (@TWT_UNLEASHED) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TWT_UNLEASHED\/status\/2080277836481327110?\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The car, which was still in drive, continued to move forward; deputies stopped it before it could cause any damage.<\/p>\n<p>Reports said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/devastating-3-firefighters-die-battling-massive-colorado-utah-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firefighters<\/a> ended up finding Lundgren and getting him to shore.<\/p>\n<p>However, he allegedly injured three deputies by attacking them as he was taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was definitely a first and luckily he survived the fall,\u201d Sheriff Rader said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe resisted arrest and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deputies suffered minor injuries taking<\/a> him into custody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC\u2019s Wednesday report indicated he was booked on charges of \u201cresisting arrest by fleeing, careless driving, third-degree assault and interfering with an arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was being held without bond in the county lockup, with no lawyers listed in his inmate records.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what motive Lundgren had for fleeing, as no charges of impairment or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deputy-us-marshal-shot-killed-serving-arrest-warrant-louisiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">existing warrants<\/a> for his arrest were reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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