Body Recovered Near Mt. Hope Bridge
A motorist called police just before 11 a.m. to report a body in the water near the bridge.
Update posted 2:38 p.m. on Jan. 30: Bristol Police Deputy Chief Steven Contente confirmed that the body of a 79-year-old female from Bristol was found in the waters near the Mount Hope Bridge on Wednesday morning. Her identity has not been released. Contente said the woman was unresponsive after rescue personnel pulled her from the water, and was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital later in the morning. Her car was towed from the bridge, Contente noted. Update, posted at 1 p.m. on Jan. 30: According to East Bay Newspapers, witnesses reported seeing a woman leave her car on the bridge. The eastbayri.com Web site noted that crews recovered the body about 200 yards west of the bridge. Original story, posted at 12:01 pm on Jan. 30: …
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