Man survives plunge from Key Bridge

The Key Bridge at sunset by AlexA man fell from the Key Bridge into the icy Potomac River over the weekend and lived to tell the tale.

Arlington first responders got a call for a man who fell or jumped from the bridge around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Fire department personnel determined that the man was on the D.C. side of the bridge and responded to the Key Bridge Boathouse.

There, they found that a civilian had seen the man in the water and used a kayak to bring him to shore, according to Arlington County Fire Department spokeswoman Lt. Sarah-Maria Marchegiani.

The 32-year-old man was transported to George Washington University Hospital for “minor injuries.” Marchegiani could not say whether the man’s plunge into the Potomac was deliberate or accidental.

Flickr pool photo by Alex

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