Goethals Bridge Jumper Airlifted After Being Found By Tug Boat Crew In Water

A man who leapt from the Goethals Bridge was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition Thursday, sources told Daily Voice.

Goethals Bridge and Front Street in Elizabeth.
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Cecilia Levine

03/11/2021 1:54 p.m.

A tug boat crew apparently spotted the man in the water under the bridge, and brought him to Front Street in Elizabeth after the 12:12 p.m. incident, sources said.

The man was airlifted to Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

It was not clear how long the male had been in the water.

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