MANCHESTER, NH – A “swift water” rescue was mounted Thursday afternoon after reports of a man jumping off the Bridge Street Bridge brought crews from Manchester Fire Department.
However the man, whose name was not yet released, died at CMC a short time later.
Just before noon on Oct. 6 several resources from MFD including two engine companies, one truck, plus two boats and an ambulance were dispatched to the east-bound span, where someone reportedly said they had witnessed a man jump off the bridge and into the water.
First arriving companies were on the scene at 12:01 and spotted the man in the water, about 15 feet from the eastern shore. Rescue and Engine 11 personnel accessed the man with an inflatable raft and commenced CPR. The man was transported to Catholic Medical Center by ambulance with AMR personnel and two MFD personnel.
The man was “unconscious and absent of a pulse” at the scene, according to Manchester Fire Capt. Jon Fosher.
Late Thursday Battalion Chief Bob Beaudet confirmed that the man died at the hospital.
We’ll update this story as soon as more information becomes available.