Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Last Friday, a man jumped off the George Washington Bridge—and survived and managed to swim to the NJ side, where he was taken to a hospital. According to the NY Post , "Adrian Rawn, 28, took the plunge without so much as a pause after abruptly stopping his car on the span's lower level at about 11:30 a.m." And that would be a 212-foot plunge into 55-degree water. Rawn,...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
HACKENSACK -- A 28-year-old man is recovering after jumping from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River Friday morning, according to a report in the New York Post. Adrian Rawn survived the 200-foot jump into the chilly waters with...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The former Naval Academy water-polo player who miraculously survived a 212-foot suicide leap from the George Washington Bridge suffered no neurological damage from his ordeal. The family of Adrian Rawn, 28, was by his side yesterday at Hackensack ...
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
NEW YORK — A man who once swam for the U.S. Naval Academy’s water-polo team has survived a terrifying leap from the George Washington Bridge.Authorities say Adrian Rawn, 28, stopped his car on the lower level of the bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey about 11:30 a.m. Friday, then walked to the rail and jumped.When the fall of more than 200 feet didn’t kill him,...
Scrivener.net (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
If you decide to be a jumper, having a chance to do this is a reason to go off a bridge instead of a building. Man survives leap off GW Bridge A former Naval Academy water-polo star amazingly survived a suicide leap of 212 feet off the George Washington Bridge into the 55-degree waters of the Hudson yesterday -- then swam to New Jersey after suddenly finding that he still had the will to live. Adrian...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Authorities said 28-year-old Adrian Rawn stopped his car on the lower level of the bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey at about 11:30 a.m. Friday, then walked to the rail and jumped.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Authorities say 28-year-old Adrian Rawn stopped his car on the lower level of the bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday, then walked to the rail and jumped.
