Crime & Safety
Man Dies After Jumping From Brooklyn Bridge, NYPD Says
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities say.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE, NY — A man plunged to his death after jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge Friday, the NYPD said.
Police responded to reports of a naked man on the bridge at 12:55 p.m., an NYPD spokesman said.
He was found in the East River and pronounced dead at the scene, a spokesperson for the NYPD said. An investigation is ongoing.
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