This morning in Dumbo we saw lines of firetrucks at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. There were dozens of firefighters looking up at the bridge, where there were also emergency vehicles holding up traffic during rush hour. A helicopter and emergency water taxi were also circling the scene.
It turns out there was a 19-year-old man attempting to jump to his death. Firefighters told us the man had climbed up the cables to the very top of the Brooklyn Bridge, which is 272 feet high. It's virtually unheard of for jumpers to make it that high.
The man made his way up around 7:30 a.m. and jumped to his death by 8 a.m. He landed near the River Cafe in Brooklyn Bridge Park. There we ran into Theodore Parisienne, a photographer with DNA Info, who offered to share his photos. Parisienne also captured the man during his freefall, but told us that "no one wants to see that image." Here's the rest of the photos:
Emergency responders were trying to reach the man:
While firefighters watched on from below:
And an emergency responder got ready to dive into the East River:
Afterward the FDNY surveyed the scene:
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