Man Jumps From Roosevelt Island Into East River For A Swim - NYPD and FDNY Respond and Rescue
Image Of NYPD/FDNY Police Activity Underneath Queensboro Bridge Rescuing Man In East River
At approximately 2 PM this afternoon, there was a great deal of commotion near the Roosevelt Island Tram station underneath the Queensboro Bridge
Image Of NYPD/FDNY Police Activity Underneath Queensboro Bridge Rescuing Man In East River
on West Channel Road with NYPD and FDNY vehicles as well as NYPD harbor boat.
Image Of NYPD/FDNY Police Activity Underneath Queensboro Bridge Rescuing Man In East River
What was going on?
According to this Breaking 911 tweet:
which was soon updated to:#Manhattan *JUMPER DOWN* 59th Street Bridge - Male Jumped off the bridge into the East River & Landed on the Rocks#EMS#ESU#BREAKING#NYC
RIOC issued this advisory describing the incident:#Manhattan *U/D JUMPER DOWN* 59th Street Bridge -#NYPD advising the victim may have jumped off Roosevelt Island & not bridge
There was a brief traffic condition on Main Street due to a police investigation near the Tram. As of this time traffic is back to normal.I spoke to NYPD and RIOC officials on scene who reported that a man did not jump off the Queensboro Bridge but jumped from Roosevelt Island into the East River for a swim. The man was rescued by NYPD and taken to the hospital.
Earlier this week, a person did jump from the Queensboro Bridge landing in Queensbridge Park.
UPDATE 2/29 - According to the 2/27 -28 Public Safety Report the man was rescued by Public Safety Officer:
Aided - Adj to the Tram. Male jumped into the River. PSD rescued him. EMS removed aided to the hospital.
1 comments :
Great fast reporting Rick. Unfortunately, your facts are not quite right though. Roosevelt Island PSD rescued the man who jumped, not the NYPD. I don't know his name, but the Officer had an EMT patch on his arm.
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