Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders

Responders rescued a jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The rescue
Photo Credit: *Westchester County Police Department*

by Kathy Reakes and Jerry DeMarco

05/27/2022 1:00 p.m.

The report of a jumper snagged near the northbound Tarrytown end of the bridge came in shortly before 10 a.m., Friday, May 27, bringing a huge contingent of emergency personnel, including the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team.

Rescuers brought the person to safety using a series of ropes, witnesses said. The incident was over in barely a half-hour, they said.

Responders included firefighters, divers and others from Central Nyack, Nyack, Piermont, Thiells and Tarrytown, as well as the Westchester Fire Department, the New York Thruway Authority and the Nyack Community Ambulance Corps.

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