Search underway in Delaware River after woman, 25, jumps off bridge, officials say

Crews are searching for a 25-year-old woman who jumped from the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge into the Delaware River, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.

The Coast Guard responded to a report of a person in the water at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, officials said. The woman reportedly jumped from the center span of the bridge, which connects Burlington County to Philadelphia.

According to officials, a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Philadelphia and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Atlantic City responded to assist…

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