A nearly week-long search for a person believed to have jumped from a Gadsden bridge has reached a tragic conclusion.
According to Michael Rodgers, a Public Affairs Coordinator with the city of Gadsden, a body was recovered around 4:05 PM from the Coosa River on Thursday afternoon.
The identity of the jumper has not been released, pending family notification.
Thursday marked day six of the search, after reports of a jumper from Gadsden’s Etowah Memorial Bridge led to authorities enacting a large-scale search.
Rodgers says the person was reported as having jumped from the bridge near Coosa Landing on Lake Street into the Coosa River early Saturday evening, April 16. State, county and city officials began searching upon receiving the report.
Rodgers told 1819 News that multiple authorities from the surrounding areas teamed together to scan the riverway and banks, searching for the unnamed individual.
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