Former Navy Swimmer Miraculously Survives 200-Foot Suicide Leap »
Posted By BronxBomber 2 weeks, 2 days ago in News
NEW YORK - A man who once swam for the U.S. Naval Academy’s water-polo team has survived a terrifying leap from the George Washington Bridge. Authorities say 28-year-old Adrian Rawn stopped his car on the lower level of the bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey then walked to the rail and jumped. When the fall of more than 200 feet didn’t kill him, he made the long swim to the New Jersey shore.
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I lived at the south side at the GWB in Washington Heights in northern Manhattan 6 years ago before moving to the Bronx, and I tell yah, the height from the bridge to the Hudson River looks ominously scary. I'd say that guy was extremely lucky indeed!
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I wonder why he would try to kill himself? I hope that he gets help that he desperately needs soon. -
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