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November 3, 2006

Update: Police ID man who jumped from Jamestown bridge

The state police have released the name of a man whose body was recovered after he jumped from the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge this morning.

He has been identified as George Sanford, 58, of West Warwick.

Witnesses say Sanford stopped a car he was driving, got out and jumped over the railing into Narragansett Bay, according to Capt. James Swanberg of the state police.

Sanford left a note, leading the police to conclude he was despondent, according to Swanberg.

Witnesses called the police around 7:15 a.m. Police and firefighters responded, and traffic on the bridge, which connects the island of Jamestown and North Kingstown, was slowed this morning.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 11:53 AM | Permalink

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