Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 4 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a man fell 30 feet into Tampa Bay while he was attempting to change a tire on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The St. Petersburg Police Department said Reginald White, 43, of Bradenton, was driving a sport-utility vehicle Sunday night with two passengers when a tire blew out on the bridge around 9:20 p.m. Advertisement Police spokeswoman Yolanda Fernandez said White was attempting to change the tire and tripped over the thigh-high wall when he walked backward to avoid traffic. White suffered only minor injuries in his fall and was able to cling to a piling until he was fished out of Tampa Bay by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission crew. He was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg for treatment. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. Read More Oldest living U.S. veteran celebrates 109th birthday in Texas North Carolina dog blamed for crashing pickup into pool California store seeks $75,000 lottery winner who was given only $75