Concord Regional Crimeline Seeks Manchester Street Bridge Jumper Tips

CONCORD, NH — Concord police are asking for the public’s help learning about the man who jumped off the Manchester Street bridge Thursday.

Around 1:30 p.m., dispatchers with police and fire began receiving calls about a man who was seen jumping off the bridge. The man had been riding a mountain bike earlier in the day. He stopped riding the bike, got off it, and jumped into the river.

“Concord police officers and the Concord Fire Department responded and began an immediate search of the area, both on land and in the water,” Deputy Chief Barrett Moulton of the Concord Police Department said. “The search efforts soon expanded with assistance from multiple agencies, to include the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office, the NH State Police Air and Marine Patrol units, NH Fish & Game, Bow Police Department, and Bow Fire Department.”

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Eventually, downriver, the man’s backpack was found. But the man was not. No one has been recovered from the river.

Moulton said police continued investigating the incident to identify and locate him.

The Concord Police Department is asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 603-225-8600. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100 or online at concordregionalcrimeline.com.

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