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01/11/12
Columbia County 911 recieved a number of calls reporting a male subject that jumped from the Rip
Van Winkle Bridge that crosses over the Hudson River. The Greenport Fire Department and Greenport Rescue Squad were
dispatched just before 11:30a.m.
The New York State Police are leading the investigation.
Other agencies
on the scene are: Columbia County Sheriff's Department, Greenport Police Department, Columbia County Fire Coordinators
Office, and the United States Coast Guard. Dive teams from the New York State Police, Columbia County Sheriff's Department
and Greenport Rescue are on the scene.
It is reported that some personal effects were found near a suicide hotline
telephone on the pedestrian walkway.
A LifeNet helicopter was called to Greenport Rescue unit one but was then
cancelled.
Greenport Fire units cleared the scene just after 4p.m.
Click for report by the Register Star
Jumper's Body located - Report by the Register Star
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