NEWBURGH – The body of a man who jumped from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge late Saturday morning was recovered later in the day by first responders.
The man, whose name was not made public, parked on the eastbound span just before 11:30 a.m., and jumped to his death into the Hudson River, authorities said.
Several police and fire units responded and the scene, the body was recovered later and turned over to the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Officer.
Agencies responding to the incident included State Police, Town and City of Newburgh Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and its drone unit; New Hamburg, Middle Hope and Newburgh marine units, State Police Underwater Team, Monroe Fire Department Dive Team and Orange County Fire Coordinator.
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