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TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - A Rockland County man was taken to the hospital after surviving a 30-foot plunge from the Tappan Zee Bridge early Saturday morning.
Tarrytown State Police said the 30-year-old man was pulled from the water by Nyack firefighters around 3:30 a.m. after he jumped into the Hudson River from the south side of the causeway.
Police said the man was taken to Nyack Hospital but they were not aware of any major injuries sustained.
Saturday morning’s jump was the second this month. On June 8, a Yonkers woman was grabbed by an off-duty Tarrytown police sergeant and a trio of off-duty New York City police officers, stopping her from jumping to an almost certain death.
A month earlier, a 55-year-old New Rochelle man also threatened to jump off the bridge but was talked down by police. In April, Dominic Dimele, a 21-year old Mount Vernon man, jumped from the bridge to his death.
Comments (2)
It's not new to us to hear this kind of issue, companies who are handling this steel truss bridge and other kind bridges must solve this problem. There must be high railings in bridges in order that civilians cannot get in to it and attempt suicide.
I can't find any valid reason for them to jump off the bridge and end their lives. We all have problems yet we all know also that it will be solved in a way that nobody get hurts and you can't hurt yourself either. Is there walking bridges near this? I think I've seen it one time. Just want to clarify things out.