Margaret Cantrell

Margaret Cantrell was a 32-year-old woman from Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, who survived the Silver Bridge collapse. Her husband, Melvin, and friend, Cecil Counts, were also in the car. Her husband and friend both died in the incident. She was treated at Holzer Hospital for shock after she jumped and landed on a muddy bank. She and Melvin had eight children.

Cantrell died on September 16, 2009, at the age of 77.