Man Plunges To Death At Fort Lee High-Rise

A 22-year-old out-of-state man jumped to his death at Fort Lee high-rise complex, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice.

The body of the North Carolina man was found between buildings at the Horizon House in Fort Lee shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, responders said.
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Jerry DeMarco

04/27/2024 11:15 p.m.

The body of the North Carolina man was found between buildings at the Horizon House shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, responders said.

He apparently was visiting relatives when he jumped from the 17th floor of one of the Horizon Towers off Palisade Avenue a mile south of the George Washington Bridge, they said.

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