Hudson County Man Dies After Fall From Newark Bay Bridge, Police Say

A Hudson County man died after jumping from the Newark Bay Bridge on Wednesday morning, authorities stated.

A spokesman for the NJ State Police identified the deceased man as a Hudson County resident in his mid-30s, but declined to release his name.

Police first came on the body of the man when investigating a possible abandoned vehicle around 8:30 a.m. on the westbound express lane around mile post 1.5 in Newark.

After finding a red dodge parked on the bridge, police discovered the man’s body under the overpass a short time later.

Authorities are investigating the possibility of a suicide, police told Patch.