The Bronx boy told family he planned to jump from the George Washington Bridge
FORT LEE-- A 17-year-old boy from the Bronx who authorities believe was planning to jump from the George Washington Bridge was hospitalized after he was apprehended by Port Authority police, agency spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said Friday.
The NYPD called Lt. George Masouridis of the PAPD around 3:15 p.m. and advised him that the teen, who has a history of mental illness, had gone missing. The boy told family members he planned to jump from the bridge and had also posted a picture of it on social media, New York police told Masouridis.
Masouridis searched the area around the Fort Lee side of the bridge and also called the teen's cell phone, discovering during their conversation that the boy was located at Center Avenue and Slocum Street. Other Port Authority officers were notified and found him before calling an EMS unit.
He was taken to Bergen Regional Medical Center for observation and possible treatment.
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