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Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge
Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge A 57-year-old area woman died after parking her vehicle on the side of the roadway, walking up Bear Mountain Bridge, and jumping from the top. New York State Police received a call around 7 p.m., Monday, May 18, from a witness who said a person had jumped from the bridge, which is located between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County, less than a half-mile north of the Rockland County line, and Cortlandt in Northern Westchester, and less than a half-mile south of the Putnam County line. Trooper AJ Hicks said troopers immediately responded to the scene with the Verplanck Fire Department…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Video: 'Monster' Fish Caught On Camera Bursting Out Of Hudson River Video: 'Monster' Fish Caught On Camera Bursting Out Of Hudson River
Video: 'Monster' Fish Caught On Camera Bursting Out Of Hudson River Did Nessie take a vacation to the Hudson Valley? Garry Gleason was kayaking in the Hudson River with a friend when an enormous fish leaped into the air much to his surprise. According to the kayaker, the fish was approximately eight-feet long. In disbelief at what he had seen, Gleason conferred with a fellow kayaker, who was looking in a different direction. At that point, Gleason remembered that he had a Go-Pro camera on him, and he confirmed the massive fish in the water in a video that has since gone viral on Facebook. The fish was caught on camera just north of the Bear Mountain Bridg…

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by Zak Failla