The construction of the Laureano Gómez bridge occurred in 1974, with a rudimentary and basic process which caused many workers to die during its elaboration. It is said that some of them fell inside the beams along with concrete mixtures, thus being immediately buried.

According to official data, more than 30 workers died during the execution of this work, popularly known as PUENTE PUMAREJO. These bodies were forever melted with the colossal structure that connects the departments of the Atlantic and Magdalena. There are many legends that have been woven since then, a tiny body of land belonging to Sitionuevo (Magdalena), whose inhabitants say that for 42 years they have witnessed several paranormal events.

The inhabitants of the hidden island report that loud ghostly screams are heard at night. They are cries coming from the beams that connect the bridge with the island. "At about 2:30 a.m. you hear these moans, we think they are the souls of the workers killed on the bridge, "says Manuel Hincapié, a resident of Pennsylvania.

But not only the death of the workers are the tragic events that haunt the bridge, there are many people who have gone to the waters of the Magdalena River, after launching from this work to end their lives.

He also reports that a group of policemen patrolling the bridge at night fell down to the island running because they saw a woman without feet who cried hard, "they were scared to death," says De la Cruz.

There are many inhabitants of this island who affirm that the spirits that are at the bottom of the river do not rest in peace, manifesting in various paranormal phenomena. "In one of the beams we see a girl crying, it is said that it is the spirit of the child that was thrown by her mother from the bridge. Here that cry when you hear us terrifies everyone, "says Viviana Diaz, another of the inhabitants.