A trend of tragedy continued Wednesday, Aug. 27 when a man died after jumping from the Walkway Over the Hudson that connects Highland to Poughkeepsie. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m., with the individual reportedly leaping from near the Walkway elevator and landing on the Central Hudson property, a restricted and contaminated site located between Upper Landing Park and the One Dutchess apartment complex.

This was the third incident of a person jumping off a Hudson Valley bridge since Aug. 19. Two people separately leapt from the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge within the span of three days.

Emergency responders from the City of Poughkeepsie, including police, fire, and EMS, were dispatched to multiple locations along the waterfront following the report. Initial efforts to l

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