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BU Bridge shut in search for possible jumper

By adamg on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 6:28pm
Looking over the side of the BU Bridge

First responders on the BU Bridge. Photo by Greg Hum.

UPDATE, 7 p.m. A thermal scanner mounted on a State Police helicopter found no evidence of a body; firefighters began packing up to leave.

Around 6:15 p.m., based on a phone call. Police and firefighters from both Boston and Cambridge are on scene and searching the Charles River.

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Fenway
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BU Bridge


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Comments

By Sock_Puppet on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 7:22pm.

For those who commit suicide during rush hour

By adamg on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 8:38pm.

No body found and just a single phone call, so sounds like nobody actually jumped.

By B on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 9:34pm.

For those who make a jab at those committing suicide

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 1:53am.

For those who tie up emergency services with prank calls (on the unsupported and possibly untrue assumption that this was a prank).

By anon on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 3:27am.

Another special place in hell for sanctimonious anonymous Internet commenters.

I wonder how many special places this hell has...

By Sock_Puppet on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 11:21am.

Everyone is special

By Roman on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 8:33pm.

so all these comments need a trigger warning.

By aldos on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 8:03am.

A thermal scanner mounted on a State Police helicopter found no evidence of a body

Do those things really work when the subject is underwater? I would think the thermal radiation would be attenuated by the water.

By lbb on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 11:07am.

Not if they're underwater. They detect heat radiating off whatever they're pointed at. If the person is at the surface, you'd spot them; if they're below the surface but close to it, you might get an image from the water that's heated by their body.

Thermal imaging devices are really helpful for rescue in wooded areas, especially in winter and especially at night.