Search Suspended In Jumping Incident At Arrigoni Bridge

MIDDLETOWN/PORTLAND, CT — Authorities suspended a search Friday evening for a person who apparently had jumped from the Arrigoni Bridge into the Connecticut River earlier in the afternoon.

Darkness forced responders to halt the search, according to Portland police.

Officers from the Portland and Middletown police departments responded to the bridge at approximately 12:31 p.m. Friday after receiving a report that a person had climbed over the sidewalk fence and jumped into the river.

Emergency crews conducted extensive search operations involving police officers, drones, spotters positioned atop the bridge, five dive teams and canine teams searching along the shoreline.

Connecticut State Police also responded to assist with the search.

Authorities had not released the person's identity or additional information about the circumstances surrounding the incident on Friday evening.