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Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say
Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say A 29-year-old man died after jumping to his death from an area bridge on New Year's Day, said authorities. The apparent suicide by the resident of Dutchess County took place on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, said Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Capt. John Watterson. According to Watterson, when deputies responded to the bridge in response to a 911 call for a report of a man jumping over the side of the bridge into the Hudson River.  Upon arrival, the man, a Red Hook resident whose name was not released, was found floating in the water close t…

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by Kathy Reakes