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Young Woman Jumps To Death From NY Viaduct, Motorist Heard Her Fall: MTA

A 24-year-old Hudson Valley woman jumped to her death from the Moodna Viaduct, which carries Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line over the Moodna Creek early this week.

Ryley S. Buononato

Ryley S. Buononato

Photo Credit: Wikipedia/Daniel Case/Facebook Ryley S. Buononato

Ryley S. Buononato, a resident of Amenia in Dutchess County, jumped around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, according to an MTA spokesman.

A motorist traveling on Otterville Road in Cornwall, where the viaduct is located, reported hearing an abnormal sound, the MTA said. The driver pulled the car over and found a white female near the roadway.

The MTA Police were notified by local police and assumed the lead on the investigation. 

Buononato was transported to Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, where she was pronounced dead.

No criminality is suspected, MTA said.

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