Update: Body Of Female GWB Jumper Recovered From Hudson River

The body of a woman who jumped from the George Washington Bridge was pulled from the Hudson River less than an hour after her abandoned vehicle was found on the span, Port Authority officials said.

NYPD Harbor Unit
Photo Credit: *Jerry DeMarco*

Jerry DeMarco

09/30/2022 11:25 a.m.

A search began after the vehicle was discovered on the westbound lower level around 6:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, they said.

The NYPD Harbor Unit retrieved the body about three miles south of the bridge shortly before 7:30 a.m. and brought it to a pier on the Upper Manhattan side across from Edgewater, Port Authority police said.

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