Authorities: Search Continues After Jumper Abandons Car On GWB

Searchers continued looking for a driver who abandoned a car on the George Washington Bridge and jumped into the snowy Hudson River early Monday afternoon, authorities said.

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Jerry DeMarco

12/02/2019 3:42 p.m.

New York City harbor and aviation units searched the coast lines of the New Jersey and New York sides of the river with negative results after confirming a jumper at 12:45 p.m., Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Rodriguez said.

The truck was abandoned in the right lane on the New Jersey-bound upper level, Rodrigues said.

Port Authority police were continuing to investigate along with the NYPD Harbor Unit and Marine 1 FDNY, she said.

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