" The similarities between those who jump into wells, those who are thrown in, and those who lose their footing and fall are very great. The differences are slight.… If the victim was thrown in or fell in accidentally, the hands will be open and the eyes slightly open, and about the person he may have money or other valuables. But, if he was committing suicide, then his eyes will be shut and his hands clenched. There will be no valuables on the body. Generally, when someone deliberately jumps into a well, they will enter feet first. If the body is found to have gone in head first, it is probable that the victim was being chased or was thrown in by others. "

― Mikita Brottman , An Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere