Person jumps off of 14th Street pedestrian bridge in Columbus; Deputy Coroner on scene
One person has jumped off of the 14th Street pedestrian bridge in Columbus late Friday morning.
According to viewers and several pictures, The person hit the rocks when they jumped. Columbus Fire and EMS workers responded, along with Columbus patrol officers. Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Charles Newton and investigators are also now on scene investigating what led up to the person jumping.
This is the second person to jump from the pedestrian bridge this week. The first jumper led to a multi-day search leading to the jumper’s body being found near Waveshaper Island.
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