Additional Info Released About Possible Jumper On Cuomo Bridge

HUDSON RIVER, NY — A man who had climbed over a glass barrier on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and was possibly threatening to jump was rescued Friday morning.

The New York State Police said emergency personnel from several agencies were called to the bridge around 9:20 a.m. Friday as the man was standing on the edge of the bridge.

Rescuers said they engaged the man in a dialogue, and during the operation, members of the Westchester County Police Emergency Services Unit rappelled over the side of the bridge and brought the man to safety.

He was taken by Tarrytown EMS to a local hospital for evaluation, police said.

During the incident, the walking path on the bridge was temporarily closed.

Among the responders called to the scene were the New York State Police, New York State Thruway Authority, Westchester County Police, the Central Nyack and Tarrytown Fire Departments, marine units and divers from the Nyack, Thiells and Piermont Fire Departments, Rockland County Sheriff and Westchester County marine units, Tarrytown and Nyack EMS, and a police medic from the Town of Greenburgh.