Woman jumps to her death from RFK Bridge
A woman fatally jumped from the RFK Bridge early Tuesday, authorities said.
The woman – believed to be in her 30s – leaped from the Queens side of the span around 3 a.m., cops said.
She was pulled out of the East River alive by NYPD Harbor officers and taken to the Astoria Ferry Dock, police said.
From there, she was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Her identity was not immediately known.
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