Crime & Safety

Police Seeking Public Help to Identiy Body of Woman Who Jumped Off Mass Ave Bridge

An adult female was reported in the water at 6:20 a.m. Thursday.

Police are hoping someone from the public can identify the body of an adult woman who jumped off the Mass Ave. Bridge and into the Charles River Thursday morning. 

State Police responded at 6:20 a.m.  to an eyewitness account by a jogger who saw the women jump from the bridge into the the river, and they located the body a short time later.

From the Suffolk County District Attorney's office:

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The woman is described as a black female of indeterminate – but apparently young – age. She stood about 5'4" tall and weighed just under 110 lbs. Her hair was shaved on the sides, with a longer tuft of hair at the top front. Her fingernails and toenails appeared to be well cared for and she did not appear homeless.

She had a tattoo depicting musical notes on her left upper chest. She was wearing a gold ring on her right middle finger inscribed with "1987 AS Newbury" on the outside and the letters "MJ" on the inside. She was also wearing a necklace with a heart-shaped ornament with diamonds or diamond-like decorations. When pulled from the water, she was wearing a black leather jacket, a black T-shirt, black sweatpants or fleece pants, and black tennis shoes.

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