Man Saved By Snow Removal Crew After Jumping Off Bridge

QUINCY, MA — A man was rescued by a snow removal crew after he jumped off the Fore River Bridge in an apparent suicide attempt, fire officials said.

The man was rescued by a crew from J.F. White Contracting Company that was on a construction boat removing snow from the bridge on Thursday morning.

Around 8:30 a.m., Tony Arauso and two other workers from J.F. White saw a man get out of his car and jump 60 feet from the bridge into the 35-degree water, fire officials said. The workers called 911, and worked quickly to pull the man out of the water.

When emergency personnel arrived, the man was walking and alert and had suffered what appeared to be minor injuries to his face, Quincy Deputy Fire Chief Tim Burchill said.

Burchill said luck was certainly a factor with the man's rescue.

"It was a great effort and a great rescue by the guys at J.F. White Company," Burchill said. "If it wasn't for the company's swift work, the guy would have succeeded. If the snow hadn't come, he would have succeeded."

The man was also a foot or two away from landing on cement or the boat the workers were in, Burchill said.

A Brewster Ambulance brought the man to South Shore Hospital, fire officials said.