One man is lacking and one other useless after police say they jumped off a bridge at Martha’s Vineyard and didn’t resurface, prompting an in a single day search which resumed Monday morning.
“At midnight State Police were requested by Edgartown Police to assist in searching for two males who jumped into the water from the “Jaws Bridge” on Martha’s Vineyard. The males didn’t floor after leaping,” Dave Procopio, the director of media communications for the Massachusetts State Police, mentioned Monday morning.
According to police they dispatched air and marine property to help with the search however needed to name it off at 3:30 a.m, about 40 minutes after excessive tide. As of Monday morning police mentioned that they had recovered the physique of an as but unidentified “young adult.”
“A search team has recovered the body of one of the victims. The search for the second victim is ongoing. MSP is not releasing anything further at this time,” Procopio mentioned Monday morning.
“The State Police Marine Unit transported State Police divers to the island to resume the search this morning. The MSP Air Wing also responded. Search operations by MSP and local units are ongoing,” he mentioned.
The bridge, the American Legion Memorial Bridge, connects Edgartown with Oak Bluffs and is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot resulting from its look within the well-known 1975 killer shark movie.
Jumping off the bridge will not be allowed, however children rising up on the island have completed so for many years.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”