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How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight?

A confirmed report of a jumper from the George Washington Bridge raised more questions than it answered.

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Responders said Port Authority police found the man threatening to jump from the upper level of the bridge around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

He jumped into the Hudson River about 20 minutes later, they said.

The NYPD Harbor Patrol responded during a search, which was suspended shortly before 4 a.m.

Among the questions still unanswered is how the man ended up on the upper level at that hour. The southern upper-level walkway is closed from midnight to 6 a.m. The north side walkway is always closed.

"He did not drive to the bridge," a Port Authority spokesperson said.

An investigation was continuing, she said. Until then, no further details were available.

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