Search Continues For Man Who Jumped From Route 202 Toll Bridge

DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, NJ — First responders continue to search the Delaware River and its river banks for a 77-year-old New Jersey man who jumped into the river from the New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202) Toll Bridge Tuesday morning.

The incident happened just before 10 a.m. on March 5 at the bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Solebury Township, Pa. and Delaware Township, N.J., and is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.

The man, who jumped from the upstream side of the bridge, fell about 50 feet, estimated bridge commission officials. He was last spotted in the river about 50 yards from the bridge.

New Jersey State Police, who have taken the lead on the investigation, have identified the man as a resident of nearby Ringoes in East Amwell Township.

A search has been ongoing since Tuesday by first responders from both sides of the Delaware.

They were assisted by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission employees, who searched along the river bank on the New Jersey side and who used binoculars to survey the river from the Route 202 Toll Bridge and the toll-supported New Hope-Lambertville Free Bridge.