Suicides on Hudson River bridges this weekend

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Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (file)

KINGSTON – A person jumped off the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge at around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to Ulster County 911.

Several area rescue agencies responded to the Hudson River to investigate.

Emergency medical services said the was person was a woman who jumped from the mid-span.

At about 11:08 p.m., marine units reported recovering the person and bringing her to the shore.

At about 11:35 p.m., a man was going to jump off the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, but bridge employees were able to stop him. Emergency medical services responded to transport him to the hospital.

Meanwhile, at 5:07 Monday morning, EMS was called out to a jumper off the Bear Mountain Bridge.

On Friday afternoon, a man jumped off the Bear Mountain Bridge. His body was recovered that day.




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