Pedestrian struck, killed by Amtrak train | Update

Pedestrian struck, killed by Amtrak train | Update

19-year-old Bonney Lake woman ‘stepped into the path of the train’

  • Monday, September 23, 2019 4:06pm
  • News

The pedestrian struck and killed by an Amtrak train on Friday night has been identified as a 19-year-old woman from Bonney Lake.

Mattelynn Parkhill died from multiple blunt force injury, according to a media report Monday by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. Parkhill was killed on the BNSF Railway tracks at about 7:45 p.m. between West Willis Street and South 259th Street, according to Kent Police and Puget Sound Fire.

“At this time it appears to be a suicide,” said Kent Police Cmdr. Robert Hollis in a Monday email. “She stepped into the path of the train.”

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Parkhill is the third person to be killed by a train in Kent in the last three months on the BNSF tracks. A 20-year-old Seattle man was hit by a Sounder (Sound Transit) train on July 23 near South 212th Street. A 55-year-old SeaTac man was struck by an Amtrak train July 24 near West Willis Street. Both incidents were considered suicides by police based on witness accounts.

Suicide hotline

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) is a national network of local crisis centers that provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for people and their loved ones.

People looking for help also can call the 24/7 Crisis Clinic Hotline at 866-427-4747. The agency provides immediate help to individuals, families and friends of people in emotional crisis. They can help determine if you or your loved one needs professional consultation and can link you to the appropriate services. It is the primary source for linking Seattle-King County residents to emergency mental health services.




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