Crime & Safety
Body Of Man Who Jumped Off Bridge Found In Portland
The body of a man who jumped off a Hartford bridge last month was found by two kayakers on Monday.
PORTLAND, CT — The body of a man who jumped from Founder's Bridge in Hartford last month was found in Portland on Monday, The Middletown Press reported. Two kayakers on the Connecticut River found the 23-year-old man's body along the riverbank.
Police began the search April 16 when witnesses said a man jumped from Founder's Bridge into the Connecticut River. The man's body was found roughly 10 miles downstream from the bridge, according to The Middletown Press.
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