Troopers tried to stop man before plunge
EDGEWATER -- The search for a man who jumped into the Hudson River at a marina has been suspended, police said Thursday.
Authorities were also working to confirm the man's identity, according to Edgewater Police Chief William Skidmore.
Troopers on a State Police boat spotted the man first jump a gate and stand on the edge of a platform overlooking the river at the Edgewater Marina Tuesday night, a news release from borough police said.
Man jumps into Hudson River, despite urging of police
The troopers yelled to stop the man, but he plunged into the water, according to police. Troopers quickly lost sight of him.
New York City Police harbor and aviation units, State Police, the Bergen County Sheriff's Department, firefighters and local officers searched for the man but couldn't locate him.
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